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Spin squeezing: transforming one-axis-twisting into two-axis-twisting
Squeezed spin states possess unique quantum correlation or entanglement that
are of significant promises for advancing quantum information processing and
quantum metrology. In recent back to back publications [C. Gross \textit{et al,
Nature} \textbf{464}, 1165 (2010) and Max F. Riedel \textit{et al, Nature}
\textbf{464}, 1170 (2010)], reduced spin fluctuations are observed leading to
spin squeezing at -8.2dB and -2.5dB respectively in two-component atomic
condensates exhibiting one-axis-twisting interactions (OAT). The noise
reduction limit for the OAT interaction scales as , which
for a condensate with atoms, is about 100 times below standard
quantum limit. We present a scheme using repeated Rabi pulses capable of
transforming the OAT spin squeezing into the two-axis-twisting type, leading to
Heisenberg limited noise reduction , or an extra 10-fold
improvement for .Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
Hydrostatic pressure effects on the static magnetism in Eu(FeCo)As
The effects of hydrostatic pressure on the static magnetism in
Eu(FeCo)As are investigated by complementary
electrical resistivity, ac magnetic susceptibility and single-crystal neutron
diffraction measurements. A specific pressure-temperature phase diagram of
Eu(FeCo)As is established. The structural phase
transition, as well as the spin-density-wave order of Fe sublattice, is
suppressed gradually with increasing pressure and disappears completely above
2.0 GPa. In contrast, the magnetic order of Eu sublattice persists over the
whole investigated pressure range up to 14 GPa, yet displaying a non-monotonic
variation with pressure. With the increase of the hydrostatic pressure, the
magnetic state of Eu evolves from the canted antiferromagnetic structure in the
ground state, via a pure ferromagnetic structure under the intermediate
pressure, finally to a possible "novel" antiferromagnetic structure under the
high pressure. The strong ferromagnetism of Eu coexists with the
pressure-induced superconductivity around 2 GPa. The change of the magnetic
state of Eu in Eu(FeCo)As upon the application
of hydrostatic pressure probably arises from the modification of the indirect
Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida (RKKY) interaction between the Eu moments
tuned by external pressure.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figure
A numerical approach to optimal dividend policies with capital injections and transaction costs
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Optimal debt ratio and dividend payment strategies with reinsurance
This paper derives the optimal debt ratio and dividend payment strategies for an insurance company. Taking into account the impact of reinsurance policies and claims from the credit derivatives, the surplus process is stochastic that is jointly determined by the reinsurance strategies, debt levels, and unanticipated shocks. The objective is to maximize the total expected discounted utility of dividend payment until financial ruin. Using dynamic programming principle, the value function is the solution of a second-order nonlinear Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman equation. The subsolution–supersolution method is used to verify the existence of classical solutions of the Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman equation. The explicit solution of the value function is derived and the corresponding optimal debt ratio and dividend payment strategies are obtained in some special cases. An example is provided to illustrate the methodologies and some interesting economic insights.postprin
Manipulation of heat current by the interface between graphene and white graphene
We investigate the heat current flowing across the interface between graphene
and hexagonal boron nitride (so-called white graphene) using both molecular
dynamics simulation and nonequilibrium Green's function approaches. These two
distinct methods discover the same phenomena that the heat current is reduced
linearly with increasing interface length, and the zigzag interface causes
stronger reduction of heat current than the armchair interface. These phenomena
are interpreted by both the lattice dynamics analysis and the transmission
function explanation, which both reveal that the localized phonon modes at
interfaces are responsible for the heat management. The room temperature
interface thermal resistance is about mK/W in zigzag
interface and mK/W in armchair interface, which
directly results in stronger heat reduction in zigzag interface. Our
theoretical results provide a specific route for experimentalists to control
the heat transport in the graphene and hexagonal boron nitride compound through
shaping the interface between these two materials.Comment: accepted by EP
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