267 research outputs found
Quantum Robot: Structure, Algorithms and Applications
A kind of brand-new robot, quantum robot, is proposed through fusing quantum
theory with robot technology. Quantum robot is essentially a complex quantum
system and it is generally composed of three fundamental parts: MQCU (multi
quantum computing units), quantum controller/actuator, and information
acquisition units. Corresponding to the system structure, several learning
control algorithms including quantum searching algorithm and quantum
reinforcement learning are presented for quantum robot. The theoretic results
show that quantum robot can reduce the complexity of O(N^2) in traditional
robot to O(N^(3/2)) using quantum searching algorithm, and the simulation
results demonstrate that quantum robot is also superior to traditional robot in
efficient learning by novel quantum reinforcement learning algorithm.
Considering the advantages of quantum robot, its some potential important
applications are also analyzed and prospected.Comment: 19 pages, 4 figures, 2 table
Deadline Constrained Cloud Computing Resources Scheduling through an Ant Colony System Approach
Cloud computing resources scheduling is essential for executing workflows in the cloud platform because it relates to both execution time and execution cost. In this paper, we adopt a model that optimizes the execution cost while meeting deadline constraints. In solving this problem, we propose an Improved Ant Colony System (IACS) approach featuring two novel strategies. Firstly, a dynamic heuristic strategy is used to calculate a heuristic value during an evolutionary process by taking the workflow topological structure into consideration. Secondly, a double search strategy is used to initialize the pheromone and calculate the heuristic value according to the execution time at the beginning and to initialize the pheromone and calculate heuristic value according to the execution cost after a feasible solution is found. Therefore, the proposed IACS is adaptive to the search environment and to different objectives. We have conducted extensive experiments based on workflows with different scales and different cloud resources. We compare the result with a particle swarm optimization (PSO) approach and a dynamic objective genetic algorithm (DOGA) approach. Experimental results show that IACS is able to find better solutions with a lower cost than both PSO and DOGA do on various scheduling scales and deadline conditions
Control of non-controllable quantum systems: A quantum control algorithm based on Grover iteration
A new notion of controllability, eigenstate controllability, is defined for
finite-dimensional bilinear quantum mechanical systems which are neither
strongly completely controllably nor completely controllable. And a quantum
control algorithm based on Grover iteration is designed to perform a quantum
control task of steering a system, which is eigenstate controllable but may not
be (strongly) completely controllable, from an arbitrary state to a target
state.Comment: 7 pages, no figures, submitte
Information-technology approach to quantum feedback control
Quantum control theory is profitably reexamined from the perspective of
quantum information, two results on the role of quantum information technology
in quantum feedback control are presented and two quantum feedback control
schemes, teleportation-based distant quantum feedback control and quantum
feedback control with quantum cloning, are proposed. In the first feedback
scheme, the output from the quantum system to be controlled is fed back into
the distant actuator via teleportation to alter the dynamics of system. The
result theoretically shows that it can accomplish some tasks such as distant
feedback quantum control that Markovian or Bayesian quantum feedback can't
complete. In the second feedback strategy, the design of quantum feedback
control algorithms is separated into a state recognition step, which gives
"on-off" signal to the actuator through recognizing some copies from the
cloning machine, and a feedback (control) step using another copies of cloning
machine. A compromise between information acquisition and measurement
disturbance is established, and this strategy can perform some quantum control
tasks with coherent feedback.Comment: 10 pages,submitte
Storage of multiple single-photon pulses emitted from a quantum dot in a solid-state quantum memory
Quantum repeaters are critical components for distributing entanglement over
long distances in presence of unavoidable optical losses during transmission.
Stimulated by Duan-Lukin-Cirac-Zoller protocol, many improved quantum-repeater
protocols based on quantum memories have been proposed, which commonly focus on
the entanglement-distribution rate. Among these protocols, the elimination of
multi-photons (multi-photon-pairs) and the use of multimode quantum memory are
demonstrated to have the ability to greatly improve the
entanglement-distribution rate. Here, we demonstrate the storage of
deterministic single photons emitted from a quantum dot in a
polarization-maintaining solid-state quantum memory; in addition,
multi-temporal-mode memory with , and narrow single-photon pulses
is also demonstrated. Multi-photons are eliminated, and only one photon at most
is contained in each pulse. Moreover, the solid-state properties of both
sub-systems make this configuration more stable and easier to be scalable. Our
work will be helpful in the construction of efficient quantum repeaters based
on all-solid-state devicesComment: Published version, including supplementary materia
Algebraic description of anharmonic stretching vibrations
A U(2) algebraic model is presented to describe stretching vibrations of
XY (n=2, 3, and 4) systems, where anharmonic interactions between the bond
modes are considered. This model in a limit corresponds to an anharmonically
coupled local mode model. As an example, the model for a molecule XY is
applied to recently observed spectra of methane in both gas and liquid phases,
and the results obtained are in good agreement with the experiments
Quantum mechanics helps in learning for more intelligent robot
A learning algorithm based on state superposition principle is presented. The
physical implementation analysis and simulated experiment results show that
quantum mechanics can give helps in learning for more intelligent robot.Comment: 9 pages, 2 figure
Hypochlorite-Modified Albumin Upregulates ICAM-1 Expression via
Hypochlorite-modified albumin (HOCl-alb) has been linked to endothelial dysfunction, which plays an important role in the development of hypertension, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease. However, whether HOCl-alb induces endothelial dysfunction via vascular inflammation and whether a signaling pathway is involved are unknown and have not been investigated. HOCl-alb was found to upregulate ICAM-1 expression in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) in a time- and dose-dependent manner. HOCl-alb time-dependently phosphorylated ERK1/2 and p38MAPK. HOCl-alb also activated NF-ÎșB. ICAM-1 expression was dose-dependently inhibited by U0126 (a specific inhibitor of MEK1/2, a signal upstream from ERK1/2), SB203580 (a specific inhibitor of p38MAPK), and SN50 (a specific inhibitor of NF-ÎșB). U0126 and SB203580 both counteracted the activation of NF-ÎșB, whereas the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and p38MAPK was not blocked by SN50. ERK1/2 phosphorylation was blocked by U0126 but not by SB203580, and p38MAPK activity was reduced by SB203580 but not by U0126. Apocynin, a specific NADPH oxidase (NOX) inhibitor, inhibited ICAM-1 expression and the activity of ERK1/2, p38MAPK, and NF-ÎșB. These results indicate that HOCl-alb-induced ICAM-1 expression is caused by the activation of a redox-sensitive intracellular signal cascade involving ERK1/2 and p38MAPK, culminating in the activation of NF-ÎșB and involving NOXs among the upstream signals
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