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Schulman Replies
This is a reply to a comment of Casati, Chirikov and Zhirov (PRL 85, 896
(2000)) on PRL 83, 5419 (1999).
The suitability of the particlar two-time boundary value problem used in the
earlier PRL is argued
Passage-time distributions from a spin-boson detector model
The passage-time distribution for a spread-out quantum particle to traverse a
specific region is calculated using a detailed quantum model for the detector
involved. That model, developed and investigated in earlier works, is based on
the detected particle's enhancement of the coupling between a collection of
spins (in a metastable state) and their environment. We treat the continuum
limit of the model, under the assumption of the Markov property, and calculate
the particle state immediately after the first detection. An explicit example
with 15 boson modes shows excellent agreement between the discrete model and
the continuum limit. Analytical expressions for the passage-time distribution
as well as numerical examples are presented. The precision of the measurement
scheme is estimated and its optimization discussed. For slow particles, the
precision goes like , which improves previous estimates,
obtained with a quantum clock model.Comment: 11 pages, 6 figures; minor changes, references corrected; accepted
for publication in Phys. Rev.
Relative momentum for identical particles
Possible definitions for the relative momentum of identical particles are
considered
Discrete-time quantum walks: continuous limit and symmetries
The continuous limit of one dimensional discrete-time quantum walks with
time- and space-dependent coefficients is investigated. A given quantum walk
does not generally admit a continuous limit but some families (1-jets) of
quantum walks do. All families (1-jets) admitting a continuous limit are
identified. The continuous limit is described by a Dirac-like equation or,
alternately, a couple of Klein-Gordon equations. Variational principles leading
to these equations are also discussed, together with local invariance
properties
Closed Path Integrals and Renormalisation in Quantum Mechanics
We suggest a closed form expression for the path integral of quantum
transition amplitudes. We introduce a quantum action with renormalized
parameters. We present numerical results for the potential. The
renormalized action is relevant for quantum chaos and quantum instantons.Comment: Revised text, 1 figure added; Text (LaTeX file), 1 Figure (ps file
The eclipsing X-ray pulsar X-7 in M33
Using our extensive ROSAT X-ray observations of M33, we confirm a 3.45 day
eclipse period for the Einstein source X-7 (Larson & Schulman, 1997) and
discover evidence for a 0.31-s pulse period. The orbital period, pulse period
and observed X-ray luminosity are remarkably similar to SMC X-1. We therefore
suggest M33 X-7 is a neutron star high mass X-ray binary with a 15-40 Msol O/B
companion and a binary separation of 25-33 Rsol if the companion is almost
filling its Roche lobe.Comment: accepted for publication in MNRA
Nursing behaviour as a predictor of alternate-year reproduction in muskoxen
Our finding significant differences in nursing behavior during the post-rut period supports the hypothesis that female muskoxen use factors other than their nutritional condition to determine their reproductive strategy
Analysis of a three-component model phase diagram by Catastrophe Theory
We analyze the thermodynamical potential of a lattice gas model with three
components and five parameters using the methods of Catastrophe Theory. We find
the highest singularity, which has codimension five, and establish its
transversality. Hence the corresponding seven-degree Landau potential, the
canonical form Wigwam or , constitutes the adequate starting point to
study the overall phase diagram of this model.Comment: 16 pages, Latex file, submitted to Phys. Rev.
Exact response of the non-relativistic harmonic oscillator
Using Greens function and operator techniques we give a closed expression
for the response of a non-relativistic system interacting through confining,
harmonic forces. The expression for the incoherent part permits rapid
evaluation of coefficients in a 1/q expansion. A comparison is made with
standard approximation methods.Comment: 9p.; INFN-ISS 93/2; WIS-93/50/Jun-P
Spectral stochastic processes arising in quantum mechanical models with a non-L2 ground state
A functional integral representation is given for a large class of quantum
mechanical models with a non--L2 ground state. As a prototype the particle in a
periodic potential is discussed: a unique ground state is shown to exist as a
state on the Weyl algebra, and a functional measure (spectral stochastic
process) is constructed on trajectories taking values in the spectrum of the
maximal abelian subalgebra of the Weyl algebra isomorphic to the algebra of
almost periodic functions. The thermodynamical limit of the finite volume
functional integrals for such models is discussed, and the superselection
sectors associated to an observable subalgebra of the Weyl algebra are
described in terms of boundary conditions and/or topological terms in the
finite volume measures.Comment: 15 pages, Plain Te
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