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Mixture of multiple copies of maximally entangled states is quasi-pure
Employing the general BXOR operation and local state discrimination, the
mixed state of the form
\rho^{(k)}_{d}=\frac{1}{d^{2}}\sum_{m,n=0}^{d-1}(|\phi_{mn}><\phi_{mn}|)^{\otim
es k} is proved to be quasi-pure, where is the canonical set
of mutually orthogonal maximally entangled states in . Therefore
irreversibility does not occur in the process of distillation for this family
of states. Also, the distillable entanglement is calculated explicitly.Comment: 6 pages, 1 figure. The paper is subtantially revised and the general
proof is give
Classical simulation of quantum many-body systems with a tree tensor network
We show how to efficiently simulate a quantum many-body system with tree
structure when its entanglement is bounded for any bipartite split along an
edge of the tree. This is achieved by expanding the {\em time-evolving block
decimation} simulation algorithm for time evolution from a one dimensional
lattice to a tree graph, while replacing a {\em matrix product state} with a
{\em tree tensor network}. As an application, we show that any one-way quantum
computation on a tree graph can be efficiently simulated with a classical
computer.Comment: 4 pages,7 figure
Real-time diffuse optical tomography using reduced-order light propagation models based on a priori anatomical and functional information
This paper proposes a new fast 3D image reconstruction
algorithm for Diffuse Optical Tomography using reduced
order polynomial mappings from the space of optical
tissue parameters into the space of flux measurements at
the detector locations. The polynomial mappings are
constructed through an iterative estimation process
involving structure detection, parameter estimation and
cross-validation using data generated by simulating a
diffusion approximation of the radiative transfer equation
incorporating a priori anatomical and functional
information provided by MR scans and prior psychological
evidence. Numerical simulation studies demonstrate that
reconstructed images are remarkably similar in quality as
those obtained using the standard approach, but obtained at
a fraction of the time
Self-normalizing phase measurement in multimode terahertz spectroscopy based on photomixing of three lasers
Photomixing of two near-infrared lasers is well established for
continuous-wave terahertz spectroscopy. Photomixing of three lasers allows us
to measure at three terahertz frequencies simultaneously. Similar to Fourier
spectroscopy, the spectral information is contained in an nterferogram, which
is equivalent to the waveform in time-domain spectroscopy. We use one fixed
terahertz frequency \nu_ref to monitor temporal drifts of the setup, i.e., of
the optical path-length difference. The other two frequencies are scanned for
broadband high-resolution spectroscopy. The frequency dependence of the phase
is obtained with high accuracy by normalizing it to the data obtained at
\nu_ref, which eliminates drifts of the optical path-length difference. We
achieve an accuracy of about 1-2 microns or 10^{-8} of the optical path length.
This method is particularly suitable for applications in nonideal environmental
conditions outside of an air-conditioned laboratory.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figure
An unusual renal colic: A tribute to Joseph Hyrtl (1810–1894) and Max Brödel (1870–1941)
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