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Massive Fields of Arbitrary Integer Spin in Symmetrical Einstein Space
We study the propagation of gauge fields with arbitrary integer spins in the
symmetrical Einstein space of any dimensionality. We reduce the problem of
obtaining a gauge-invariant Lagrangian of integer spin fields in such
background to an purely algebraic problem of finding a set of operators with
certain features using the representation of high-spin fields in the form of
some vectors of pseudo-Hilbert space. We consider such construction in the
linear order in the Riemann tensor and scalar curvature and also present an
explicit form of interaction Lagrangians and gauge transformations for massive
particles with spins 1 and 2 in terms of symmetrical tensor fields.Comment: 15 pages, latex, no figures,minor change
Optimum pulse shapes for stimulated Raman adiabatic passage
Stimulated Raman adiabatic passage (STIRAP), driven with pulses of optimum
shape and delay has the potential of reaching fidelities high enough to make it
suitable for fault-tolerant quantum information processing. The optimum pulse
shapes are obtained upon reduction of STIRAP to effective two-state systems. We
use the Dykhne-Davis-Pechukas (DDP) method to minimize nonadiabatic transitions
and to maximize the fidelity of STIRAP. This results in a particular relation
between the pulse shapes of the two fields driving the Raman process. The
DDP-optimized version of STIRAP maintains its robustness against variations in
the pulse intensities and durations, the single-photon detuning and possible
losses from the intermediate state.Comment: 8 pages, 6 figures. submitted to Phys. Rev.
The structure of Green functions in quantum field theory with a general state
In quantum field theory, the Green function is usually calculated as the
expectation value of the time-ordered product of fields over the vacuum. In
some cases, especially in degenerate systems, expectation values over general
states are required. The corresponding Green functions are essentially more
complex than in the vacuum, because they cannot be written in terms of standard
Feynman diagrams. Here, a method is proposed to determine the structure of
these Green functions and to derive nonperturbative equations for them. The
main idea is to transform the cumulants describing correlations into
interaction terms.Comment: 13 pages, 6 figure
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