No-cloning theorem in thermofield dynamics

We discuss the relation between the no-cloning theorem from quantum information and the doubling procedure used in the formalism of thermofield dynamics (TFD). We also discuss how to apply the no-cloning theorem in the context of thermofield states defined in TFD. Consequences associated to mixed states, von Neumann entropy and thermofield vacuum are also addressed.Comment: 16 pages, 3 figure

Topological Discrete Algebra, Ground State Degeneracy, and Quark Confinement in QCD

Based on the permutation group formalism, we present a discrete symmetry algebra in QCD. The discrete algebra is hidden symmetry in QCD, which is manifest only on a space-manifold with non-trivial topology. Quark confinement in the presence of the dynamical quarks is discussed in terms of the discrete symmetry algebra. It is shown that the quark deconfinement phase has the ground state degeneracy depending on the topology of the space, which gives a gauge-invariant distinction between the confinement and deconfinement phases. We also point out that new quantum numbers relating to the fractional quantum Hall effect exist in the deconfinement phase.Comment: 11 pages, 1 figur

STUDY ON DEVELOPMENTS OF BODY COMPOSITION AND PHYSICAL FITNESS FOR A YEAR IN JAPANESE ADOLESCENT TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES

It is well known that physical fitness develops with the increased muscle thickness in adolescent boys especially from 16 to 18 years. Fukunaga et al. (1989) investigated the developments of body composition in Japanese boys and girls, and revealed that the muscle and fat cross sectional area increased with age from 16 to 18 years. Seefeldt et al. (1986) had reported that vertical jump height and maximal running velocity improved linearly with age from 5 to 18 years in boys who had no habitual physical training. However, no studies have investigated development of physical fitness of adolescent athletes. In addition, duration of measurement of longitudinal studies was a year basically. It is necessary to assess physical fitness several times within a year.The purpose of this study was to investigate developments of body composition and physical fitness in Japanese adolescent track and field athletes

Superconductivity in CVD Diamond Thin Film Well-Above Liquid Helium Temperature

Diamond has always been adored as a jewel. Even more fascinating is its outstanding physical properties; it is the hardest material known in the world with the highest thermal conductivity. Meanwhile, when we turn to its electrical properties, diamond is a rather featureless electrical insulator. However, with boron doping, it becomes a p-type semiconductor, with boron acting as a charge acceptor. Therefore the recent news of superconductivity in heavily boron-doped diamond synthesized by high pressure sintering was received with considerable surprise. Opening up new possibilities for diamond-based electrical devices, a systematic investigation of these phenomena clearly needs to be achieved. Here we show unambiguous evidence of superconductivity in a diamond thin film deposited by a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method. Furthermore the onset of the superconducting transition is found to be 7.4K, which is higher than the reported value in ref(7) and well above helium liquid temperature. This finding establishes the superconductivity to be a universal property of boron-doped diamond, demonstrating that device application is indeed a feasible challenge.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figure

Spectral properties of a spin-incoherent Luttinger Liquid

We present time-dependent density matrix renormalization group (DMRG) results for strongly interacting one dimensional fermionic systems at finite temperature. When interactions are strong the characteristic spin energy can be greatly suppressed relative to the characteristic charge energy, allowing for the possibility of spin-incoherent Luttinger liquid physics when the temperature is high compared to the spin energy, but small compared to the charge energy. Using DMRG we compute the spectral properties of the $t-J$ model at arbitrary temperatures with respect to both spin and charge energies. We study the full crossover from the Luttinger liquid regime to the spin-incoherent regime,focusing on small $J/t$, where the signatures of spin-incoherent behavior are more manifest. Our method allows us to access the analytically intractable regime where temperature is of the order of the spin energy, $T\sim J$. Our results should be helpful in the interpretation of experiments that may be in the crossover regime, $T\sim J$, and apply to one-dimensional cold atomic gases where finite-temperature effects are appreciable. The technique may also be used to guide the development of analytical approximations for the crossover regime.Comment: 7 pages, 5 figure

Finite Temperature Density Matrix Renormalization using an enlarged Hilbert space

We apply a generalization of the time-dependent DMRG to study finite temperature properties of several quantum spin chains, including the frustrated $J_1-J_2$ model. We discuss several practical issues with the method, including use of quantum numbers and finite size effects. We compare with transfer-matrix DMRG, finding that both methods produce excellent results.Comment: 4 pages and 4 figure

Spectra of Quarkonia at Finite Temperature

Finite-temperature spectra of heavy quarkonia are calculated by combining potential model and thermofield dynamics formalisms. The mass spectra of the heavy quarkonia with various quark contents are calculated. It is found that binding mass of the quarkonium decreases as temperature increases.Comment: 12 pages, 1 figure. To appear Mod.Phys.Lett.