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Time evolution of decay of two identical quantum particles
An analytical solution for the time evolution of decay of two identical non
interacting quantum particles seated initially within a potential of finite
range is derived using the formalism of resonant states. It is shown that the
wave function, and hence also the survival and nonescape probabilities, for
factorized symmetric and entangled symmetric/antisymmetric initial states
evolve in a distinctive form along the exponentially decaying and
nonexponential regimes. Our findings show the influence of the Pauli exclusion
principle on decay. We exemplify our results by solving exactly the s-wave
delta shell potential model.Comment: 14 pages, 3 figures, added references and discussio
Nonlinear waves in a chain of magnetically coupled pendula
A motivation for the study of reduced models like one-dimensional systems in Solid State Physics is the complexity of the full problem. In recent years our group has studied theoretically, numerically and experimentally wave propagation in lattices of nonlinearly coupled oscillators. Here, we present the dynamics of magnetically coupled pendula lattices. These macroscopic systems can model the dynamical processes of matter or layered systems. We report the results obtained for harmonic wave propagation in these media, and the different regimes of mode conversion into higher harmonics strongly influenced by dispersion and discreteness, including the phenomenon of acoustic dilatation of the chain, as well as some results on the propagation of localized waves i.e., solitons and kinks.Generalitat Valenciana APOSTD/2017/042Umiversitat Politècnica de València PAID-01-14Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO), Spain FIS2015-65998-C2-2-PJunta de Andalucía 2017/FQM-28
Nonlinear response of single-molecule nanomagnets: equilibrium and dynamical
We present an experimental study of the {\em nonlinear} susceptibility of
Mn single-molecule magnets. We investigate both their
thermal-equilibrium and dynamical nonlinear responses. The equilibrium results
show the sensitivity of the nonlinear susceptibility to the magnetic
anisotropy, which is nearly absent in the linear response for axes distributed
at random. The nonlinear dynamic response of Mn was recently found to be
very large and displaying peaks reversed with respect to classical
superparamagnets [F. Luis {\em et al.}, Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 92}, 107201
(2004)]. Here we corroborate the proposed explanation -- strong field
dependence of the relaxation rate due to the detuning of tunnel energy levels.
This is done by studying the orientational dependence of the nonlinear
susceptibility, which permits to isolate the quantum detuning contribution.
Besides, from the analysis of the longitudinal and transverse contributions we
estimate a bound for the decoherence time due to the coupling to the phonon
bath.Comment: 13 pages, 8 figures, resubmitted to Phys. Rev. B with minor change
A Framework for Enhancing the Operational Phase of Traffic Management Plans
Road traffic emergencies are dangerous and unexpected situations that require immediate actions by the authorities. These actions involve to attend to the people who have been affected by the emergency and to minimize its consequences. A Traffic Management Plan (TMP) is a set of pre-defined measures and actions designed to produce an effective and efficient use of available resources in order to deal with a specific road incident. The operational phase of a TMP involves the coordination of several independent agencies (road managers, traffic police, firemen, etc.). These agencies must provide the resources required by the TMP in the deployment of the measures and actions. In this paper, a new framework to support the TMP operational phase is presented. This framework models each agency as an intelligent agent and it uses a reverse combinatorial distributed auction as the core component of a negotiation process. The goal of this negotiation process is to obtain a common agreement on the best possible allocation of resources taking into account the role, competencies and interest of the involved agencies. The framework has been implemented in a real scenario with real data. The tests developed have demonstrated that the system is able to manage the resources in terms of the execution time and the quality of the provided solutions
Ultradiscrete kinks with supersonic speed in a layered crystal with realistic potentials
We develop a dynamical model of the propagating nonlinear localized
excitations, supersonic kinks, in the cation layer in a silicate mica crystal.
We start from purely electrostatic Coulomb interaction and add the
Ziegler-Biersack-Littmark short-range repulsive potential and the periodic
potential produced by other atoms of the lattice. This approach allows the
construction of supersonic kinks which can propagate in the lattice within a
large range of energies and velocities. The interparticle distances in the
lattice kinks with high energy are physically reasonable values. The
introduction of the periodic lattice potential results in the important feature
that the kinks propagate with a single velocity and a single energy which are
independent on the excitation conditions. The found kinks are ultra-discrete
and can be described with the "magic wave number" , which was
previously revealed in the nonlinear sinusoidal waves and supersonic kinks in
the Fermi-Pasta-Ulam lattice. The extreme discreteness of the supersonic kinks,
with basically two particles moving at the same time, allows the interpretation
of their double-kink structure. The energy of the supersonic kinks is between
the possible source of K recoil in beta decay and the energy necessary
for the ejection of an atom at the border as has been found experimentally.Comment: 14 pages, 15 figure
Geminivirus C2 protein represses genes involved in sulphur assimilation and this effect can be counteracted by jasmonate treatment
Geminiviruses are plant viruses that infect a broad range of crops and cause extensive losses worldwide, having an important economic impact. C2, a multifunctional pathogenicity factor encoded by geminiviruses, has been recently shown to suppress the responses to jasmonates in the host plant, which might at least partially explain its well-established role in pathogenicity. Sulphur is one of the essential macro-elements for plant life, and is considered to have a role in plant defence, in a phenomenon named sulphur-induced resistance (SIR) or sulphur-enhanced defence (SED). In this work, we show that geminivirus C2 protein represses the expression of genes involved in the sulphur assimilation pathway in Arabidopsis, but, interestingly, this effect can be neutralized by exogenous jasmonate treatment. These preliminary results may raise the idea that geminiviruses might be affecting sulphur metabolism, and maybe counteracting SIR/SED, through the manipulation of the jasmonate signalling pathway, which would define a novel strategy in plant-virus interactions and may unveil SIR/SED as an important player in the plant defence against viruses.Ministerio de Ciencia y Innovación/FEDER AGL2007-66062-C02-02/AGR AGL2010-22287-CO2European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) BIO2010-15201Junta de Andalucía BIO27
A realist interpretation of quantum mechanics based on undecidability due to gravity
We summarize several recent developments suggesting that solving the problem
of time in quantum gravity leads to a solution of the measurement problem in
quantum mechanics. This approach has been informally called "the Montevideo
interpretation". In particular we discuss why definitions in this approach are
not "for all practical purposes" (fapp) and how the problem of outcomes is
resolved.Comment: 7 pages, IOPAMS style, no figures, contributed to the proceedings of
DICE 2010, Castiglioncello, slightly improved versio
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