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Damping And Decoherence Of A Nanomechanical Resonator Due To A Few Two-Level Systems, Laura G. Remus, Miles P. Blencowe, Yukihiro Tanaka Nov 2009

Damping And Decoherence Of A Nanomechanical Resonator Due To A Few Two-Level Systems, Laura G. Remus, Miles P. Blencowe, Yukihiro Tanaka

Dartmouth Scholarship

We consider a quantum model of a nanomechanical flexing beam resonator interacting with a bath comprising a few damped tunneling two-level systems. In contrast with a resonator interacting bilinearly with an ohmic free oscillator bath (modeling clamping loss, for example), the mechanical resonator damping is amplitude dependent, while the decoherence of quantum superpositions of mechanical position states depends only weakly on their spatial separation.


Dynamical Quantum Error Correction Of Unitary Operations With Bounded Controls, Kaveh Khodjasteh, Lorenza Viola Sep 2009

Dynamical Quantum Error Correction Of Unitary Operations With Bounded Controls, Kaveh Khodjasteh, Lorenza Viola

Dartmouth Scholarship

Dynamically corrected gates were recently introduced [K. Khodjasteh and L. Viola, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 080501 (2009)] as a tool to achieve decoherence-protected quantum gates based on open-loop Hamiltonian engineering. Here, we further expand the framework of dynamical quantum error correction, with emphasis on elucidating under what conditions decoherence suppression can be ensured while performing a generic target quantum gate, using only available bounded-strength control resources. Explicit constructions for physically relevant error models are detailed, including arbitrary linear decoherence and pure dephasing on qubits. The effectiveness of dynamically corrected gates in an illustrative non-Markovian spin-bath setting is investigated numerically, …


Strategies For The Characteristic Extraction Of Gravitational Waveforms, Maria C. Babiuc-Hamilton, N. T. Bishop, B´Ela Szila´Gyi, Jeffrey Winicour Apr 2009

Strategies For The Characteristic Extraction Of Gravitational Waveforms, Maria C. Babiuc-Hamilton, N. T. Bishop, B´Ela Szila´Gyi, Jeffrey Winicour

Physics Faculty Research

We develop, test, and compare new numerical and geometrical methods for improving the accuracy of extracting waveforms using characteristic evolution. The new numerical method involves use of circular boundaries to the stereographic grid patches which cover the spherical cross sections of the outgoing null cones. We show how an angular version of numerical dissipation can be introduced into the characteristic code to damp the high frequency error arising form the irregular way the circular patch boundary cuts through the grid. The new geometric method involves use of the Weyl tensor component Ψ4 to extract the waveform as opposed to …


Visualizing Atomic Orbitals Using Second Life, Andrew Lang, David C. Kobilnyk Apr 2009

Visualizing Atomic Orbitals Using Second Life, Andrew Lang, David C. Kobilnyk

College of Science and Engineering Faculty Research and Scholarship

We demonstrate the usefulness of Second Life as a platform for enlivening major concepts in chemistry education. These concepts include absorption spectra, selection rules, quantum numbers, and atomic orbital shapes. We have built several exhibits in Second Life which provide 3-dimensional interactivity for each of those areas: an interactive experiment showing the absorption spectrum of hydrogen, an interactive model of selection rules showing allowed and forbidden transitions for each state, a 3-dimensional grid of orbitals showing the constraints on the values of quantum numbers, and a large-scale interactive orbital display allowing the user to choose and rotate to-scale atomic orbitals …


Quantum Computing: Selected Internet Resources For Librarians, Researchers, And The Casually Curious, Jill Cirasella Apr 2009

Quantum Computing: Selected Internet Resources For Librarians, Researchers, And The Casually Curious, Jill Cirasella

Publications and Research

This article is an annotated selection of the most important and informative Internet resources for learning about quantum computing, finding quantum computing literature, and tracking quantum computing news.


Dynamically Error-Corrected Gates For Universal Quantum Computation, Kaveh Khodjasteh, Lorenza Viola Feb 2009

Dynamically Error-Corrected Gates For Universal Quantum Computation, Kaveh Khodjasteh, Lorenza Viola

Dartmouth Scholarship

Scalable quantum computation in realistic devices requires that precise control can be implemented efficiently in the presence of decoherence and operational errors. We propose a general constructive procedure for designing robust unitary gates on an open quantum system without encoding or measurement overhead. Our results allow for a low-level err or correction strategy solely based on Hamiltonian engineering using realistic bounded-strength controls and may substantially reduce implementation requirements for fault-tolerant quantum computing architectures.


Gravitational Redshift And Deflection Of Slow Light, Justin Dressel, S. G. Rajeev, J. C. Howell, Andrew N. Jordan Jan 2009

Gravitational Redshift And Deflection Of Slow Light, Justin Dressel, S. G. Rajeev, J. C. Howell, Andrew N. Jordan

Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research

We explore the nature of the classical propagation of light through media with strong frequency-dependent dispersion in the presence of a gravitational field. In the weak field limit, gravity causes a redshift of the optical frequency, which the slow-light medium converts into a spatially varying index of refraction. This results in the bending of a light ray in the medium. We further propose experimental techniques to amplify and detect the phenomenon using weak value measurements. Independent heuristic and rigorous derivations of this effect are given.


Dynamical Non-Ergodic Scaling In Continuous Finite-Order Quantum Phase Transitions, S. Deng, G. Ortiz, L. Viola Jan 2009

Dynamical Non-Ergodic Scaling In Continuous Finite-Order Quantum Phase Transitions, S. Deng, G. Ortiz, L. Viola

Dartmouth Scholarship

We investigate the emergence of universal dynamical scaling in quantum critical spin systems adiabatically driven out of equilibrium, with emphasis on quench dynamics which involves non-isolated critical points (i.e., critical regions) and cannot be a priori described through standard scaling arguments nor time-dependent perturbative approaches. Comparing to the case of an isolated quantum critical point, we find that non-equilibrium scaling behavior of a large class of physical observables may still be explained in terms of equilibrium critical exponents. However, the latter are in general non-trivially path-dependent, and detailed knowledge about the time-dependent excitation process becomes essential. In particular, …


Electroexcitation Of Nucleon Resonances From Clas Data On Single Pion Electroproduction, Clas Collaboration, K. P. Adhikari, S. L. Careccia, T. A. Forest, C. E. Hyde, A. Klein, S. E. Kuhn, M. Mayer, C. S. Nepali, M. R. Niroula, H. Seraydaryan Jan 2009

Electroexcitation Of Nucleon Resonances From Clas Data On Single Pion Electroproduction, Clas Collaboration, K. P. Adhikari, S. L. Careccia, T. A. Forest, C. E. Hyde, A. Klein, S. E. Kuhn, M. Mayer, C. S. Nepali, M. R. Niroula, H. Seraydaryan

Physics Faculty Publications

We present results on the electroexcitation of the low mass resonances Δ(1232)P33 , N(1440)P11 , N(1520)D13 , and N(1535)S11 in a wide range of Q2. The results were obtained in the comprehensive analysis of data from the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) large acceptance spectrometer (CLAS) detector at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (JLab) on differential cross sections, longitudinally polarized beam asymmetries, and longitudinal target and beam-target asymmetries for π electroproduction off the proton. The data were analyzed using two conceptually different approaches—fixed-t dispersion relations and a unitary isobar model—allowing us to …


Search For The Photoexcitation Of Exotic Mesons In The Π+Π+Π- System, Clas Collaboration, M. J. Amaryan, H. Bagdasaryan, S. Bektasoglu, S. Bültmann, G. E. Dodge, G. Gavalian, N. Guler, C. E. Hyde-Wright, N. Kalantarians, A. Klein, S. E. Kuhn, J. Lachniet, M. R. Niroula, L. M. Qin, S. Tkachenko, L. B. Weinstein, J. Zhang Jan 2009

Search For The Photoexcitation Of Exotic Mesons In The Π+Π+Π- System, Clas Collaboration, M. J. Amaryan, H. Bagdasaryan, S. Bektasoglu, S. Bültmann, G. E. Dodge, G. Gavalian, N. Guler, C. E. Hyde-Wright, N. Kalantarians, A. Klein, S. E. Kuhn, J. Lachniet, M. R. Niroula, L. M. Qin, S. Tkachenko, L. B. Weinstein, J. Zhang

Physics Faculty Publications

A search for exotic mesons in the π+π+π system photoproduced by the charge exchange reaction γp→π+π+π(n) was carried out by the CLAS Collaboration at Jefferson Lab. A tagged-photon beam with energies in the 4.8 to 5.4 GeV range, produced through bremsstrahlung from a 5.744 GeV electron beam, was incident on a liquid-hydrogen target. A partial wave analysis was performed on a sample of 83 000 events, the highest such statistics to date in this reaction at these energies. The main objective of this study was to look for the …


Measurement Of The Differential Cross Section For The Reaction Γn →Π⁻P From Deuterium, M. J. Amaryan, H. Badasaryan, S. L. Careccia, G. E. Dodge, C. E. Hyde, S. E. Kuhn, F. Sabatié, S. Tkachenko, L. B. Weinstein, J. Zhang, Et Al., The Clas Collaboration Jan 2009

Measurement Of The Differential Cross Section For The Reaction Γn →Π⁻P From Deuterium, M. J. Amaryan, H. Badasaryan, S. L. Careccia, G. E. Dodge, C. E. Hyde, S. E. Kuhn, F. Sabatié, S. Tkachenko, L. B. Weinstein, J. Zhang, Et Al., The Clas Collaboration

Physics Faculty Publications

We report a measurement of the differential cross section for the γn →π⁻p process from the CLAS detector at Jefferson Laboratory in Hall B for photon energies between 1.0 and 3.5 GeV and pion center-of-mass (c.m.) angles (𝜃 c.m.) between 50° and 115°. We confirm a previous indication of a broad enhancement around a c.m. energy (√ s) of 2.1 GeV at 𝜃c.m. = 90° in the scaled differential cross section s7 dσdt and a rapid falloff in a center-of-mass energy region of about 400 MeV following the enhancement. Our data show an angular dependence of …


Spin Dynamics For Wave Packets In Rashba Systems, Bailey C. Hsu, Jean F. Van Huele Jan 2009

Spin Dynamics For Wave Packets In Rashba Systems, Bailey C. Hsu, Jean F. Van Huele

Faculty Publications

We explore spin dynamics for localized wave packets in Rashba systems using spin quantum propagators. We derive exact (one-dimensional) and approximate (two-dimensional) analytic expressions for the propagators and apply them to Gaussian wave packets to obtain localized solutions of systems manifesting Rashba interactions. We observe and describe the evolution of the wave packets. We identify characteristic structures in the wave-packet evolution and look for features with specific spintronics applications such as spin separation and spin accumulation. We discuss the relative importance of those features as a function of the Rashba coupling strength α and the width of the wave packet …


Feynman’S Relativistic Electrodynamics Paradox And The Aharonov-Bohm Effect, Adam Caprez, Herman Batelaan Jan 2009

Feynman’S Relativistic Electrodynamics Paradox And The Aharonov-Bohm Effect, Adam Caprez, Herman Batelaan

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Faculty Publications

An analysis is done of a relativistic paradox posed in the Feynman Lectures of Physics involving two interacting charges. The physical system presented is compared with similar systems that also lead to relativistic paradoxes. The momentum conservation problem for these systems is presented. The relation between the presented analysis and the ongoing debates on momentum conservation in the Aharonov-Bohm problem is discussed.


Multiple-Time States And Multiple-Time Measurements In Quantum Mechanics, Yakir Aharonov, Sandu Popescu, Jeff Tollaksen, Lev Vaidman Jan 2009

Multiple-Time States And Multiple-Time Measurements In Quantum Mechanics, Yakir Aharonov, Sandu Popescu, Jeff Tollaksen, Lev Vaidman

Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research

We discuss experimental situations that consist of multiple preparation and measurement stages. This leads us to an alternative approach to quantum mechanics. In particular, we introduce the idea of multitime quantum states which are the appropriate tools for describing these experimental situations. We also describe multitime measurements and discuss their relation to multitime states. A consequence of our formalism is to put states and operators on an equal footing. Finally we discuss the implications of our approach to quantum mechanics for the problem of the flow of time.


An Estimate Of The Branching Fraction Of Tau -> Pi Eta 'Nu(Tau), Shmuel Nussinov, A. Soffer Jan 2009

An Estimate Of The Branching Fraction Of Tau -> Pi Eta 'Nu(Tau), Shmuel Nussinov, A. Soffer

Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research

We calculate the expected branching fraction of the second-class-current decay tau -> pi eta 'nu(tau), motivated by a recent experimental upper-limit determination of this quantity. The largest contribution to the branching fraction is due to the intermediate a(0)(980) scalar meson, assuming it is a (u) over bard state. Smaller contributions arise from a(0)(1450), rho(770), and rho(1450). Our calculated values are substantially below the experimental upper limit, and are smaller still if the a(0)(980) is a four-quark state, as often suggested. Thus, a precise measurement or tight upper limit has the potential to determine the nature of the a(0)(980), as well …


The De Finetti Theorem For Test Spaces, Jonathan Barrett, Matthew S. Leifer Jan 2009

The De Finetti Theorem For Test Spaces, Jonathan Barrett, Matthew S. Leifer

Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research

We prove a de Finetti theorem for exchangeable sequences of states on test spaces, where a test space is a generalization of the sample space of classical probability theory and the Hilbert space of quantum theory. The standard classical and quantum de Finetti theorems are obtained as special cases. By working in a test space framework, the common features that are responsible for the existence of these theorems are elucidated. In addition, the test space framework is general enough to imply a de Finetti theorem for classical processes. We conclude by discussing the ways in which our assumptions may …


Photodisintegration Of 4He Into P+T, Clas Collaboration, M. J. Amaryan, S. L. Careccia, G. E. Dodge, C. E. Hyde, S. E. Kuhn, M. Mayer, C. S. Nepali, M. R. Niroula, H. Seraydaryan, S. Tkachenko, L.B. Weinstein, J. Zhang Jan 2009

Photodisintegration Of 4He Into P+T, Clas Collaboration, M. J. Amaryan, S. L. Careccia, G. E. Dodge, C. E. Hyde, S. E. Kuhn, M. Mayer, C. S. Nepali, M. R. Niroula, H. Seraydaryan, S. Tkachenko, L.B. Weinstein, J. Zhang

Physics Faculty Publications

The two-body photodisintegration of 4He into a proton and a triton has been studied using the CEBAF Large-Acceptance Spectrometer (CLAS) at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. Real photons produced with the Hall-B bremsstrahlung-tagging system in the energy range from 0.35 to 1.55 GeV were incident on a liquid 4He target. This is the first measurement of the photodisintegration of 4He above 0.4 GeV. The differential cross sections for the γ 4He →pt reaction were measured as a function of photon-beam energy and proton-scattering angle and are compared with the latest model calculations by J.-M. Laget. At …


Superfluid Turbulence From Quantum Kelvin Wave To Classical Kolmogorov Cascades, Jeffrey Yepez, George Vahala, Linda L. Vahala, Min Soe Jan 2009

Superfluid Turbulence From Quantum Kelvin Wave To Classical Kolmogorov Cascades, Jeffrey Yepez, George Vahala, Linda L. Vahala, Min Soe

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

The main topological feature of a superfluid is a quantum vortex with an identifiable inner and outer radius. A novel unitary quantum lattice gas algorithm is used to simulate quantum turbulence of a Bose-Einstein condensate superfluid described by the Gross-Pitaevskii equation on grids up to 57603. For the first time, an accurate power-law scaling for the quantum Kelvin wave cascade is determined: k-3. The incompressible kinetic energy spectrum exhibits very distinct power-law spectra in 3 ranges of k space: a classical Kolmogorov k-(5/3) spectrum at scales greater than the outer radius of individual quantum vortex …


Quantum Algorithm For Bose-Einstein Condensate Quantum Fluid Dynamics: Twisting Of Filamentary Vortex Solitons Demarcated By Fast Poincare Recursion, Jeffrey Yepez, George Vahala, Linda L. Vahala Jan 2009

Quantum Algorithm For Bose-Einstein Condensate Quantum Fluid Dynamics: Twisting Of Filamentary Vortex Solitons Demarcated By Fast Poincare Recursion, Jeffrey Yepez, George Vahala, Linda L. Vahala

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

The dynamics of vortex solitons is studied in a BEC superfluid. A quantum lattice-gas algorithm (measurementbased quantum computation) is employed to examine the dynamical behavior vortex soliton solutions of the Gross-Pitaevskii equation (ø4 interaction nonlinear Schroedinger equation). Quantum turbulence is studied in large grid numerical simulations: Kolmogorov spectrum associated with a Richardson energy cascade occurs on large flow scales. At intermediate scales, a new k-6 power law emerges, due to vortex filamentary reconnections associated with Kelvin wave instabilities (vortex twisting) coupling to sound modes and the exchange of intermediate vortex rings. Finally, at very small spatial scales a …


Electroproduction Of P Π⁺Π⁻ Off Protons At 0.2 < Q² < 0.6 Gev² And 1.3 < W < 1.57 Gev With The Clas Detector, M. J. Amaryan, H. Baghdasaryan, M. Bektasoglu, S. Bültmann, S. L. Careccia, G. E. Dodge, G. Gavalian, N. Guler, C. E. Hyde, W. Kim, A. Klein, F. J. Klein, A. Klimenko, S. E. Kuhn, S. Tkachenko, L. B. Weinstein, Et Al., Clas Collaboration Jan 2009

Electroproduction Of P Π⁺Π⁻ Off Protons At 0.2 < Q² < 0.6 Gev² And 1.3 < W < 1.57 Gev With The Clas Detector, M. J. Amaryan, H. Baghdasaryan, M. Bektasoglu, S. Bültmann, S. L. Careccia, G. E. Dodge, G. Gavalian, N. Guler, C. E. Hyde, W. Kim, A. Klein, F. J. Klein, A. Klimenko, S. E. Kuhn, S. Tkachenko, L. B. Weinstein, Et Al., Clas Collaboration

Physics Faculty Publications

This paper reports on the most comprehensive data set obtained on differential and fully integrated cross sections for the process ep → e'pπ+π-. The data were collected with the CLAS detector at Jefferson Laboratory. Measurements were carried out in the as yet unexplored kinematic region of photon virtuality 0.2 < Q2 < 0.6 GeV2 and invariant mass of the final hadron system W from 1.3 to 1.57 GeV. For the first time, nine independent one-fold differential cross sections were determined in each bin of W and Q2 covered by the measurements. A phenomenological analysis of the data allowed …


Conformal Kernel For The Next-To-Leading-Order Bfkl Equation In 𝒩 = 4 Super Yang-Mills Theory, Ian Balitsky, Giovanni A. Chirilli Jan 2009

Conformal Kernel For The Next-To-Leading-Order Bfkl Equation In 𝒩 = 4 Super Yang-Mills Theory, Ian Balitsky, Giovanni A. Chirilli

Physics Faculty Publications

Using the requirement of Möbius invariance of 𝒩 = 4 super Yang-Mills amplitudes in the Regge limit, we restore the explicit form of the conformal next-to-leading-order Balitsky-Fadin-Kuraev-Lipatov (BFKL) kernel out of the eigenvalues known from the forward next-to-leading-order BFKL result.


Measurement Of Semi-Inclusive Π+ Electroproduction Off The Proton, Clas Collaboration, M. J. Amaryan, H. Bagdasaryan, M. Bektasoglu, S. Bültmann, K. V. Dharmawardane, G. E. Dodge, G. Gavalian, N. Guler, C. E. Hyde-Wright, A. Klein, A. V. Klimenko, S. E. Kuhn, M. R. Niroula, L. M. Qin, L. B. Weinstein, J. Zhang Jan 2009

Measurement Of Semi-Inclusive Π+ Electroproduction Off The Proton, Clas Collaboration, M. J. Amaryan, H. Bagdasaryan, M. Bektasoglu, S. Bültmann, K. V. Dharmawardane, G. E. Dodge, G. Gavalian, N. Guler, C. E. Hyde-Wright, A. Klein, A. V. Klimenko, S. E. Kuhn, M. R. Niroula, L. M. Qin, L. B. Weinstein, J. Zhang

Physics Faculty Publications

Semi-inclusive π+ electroproduction on protons has been measured with the CLAS detector at Jefferson Lab. The measurement was performed on a liquid-hydrogen target using a 5.75 GeV electron beam. The complete five-fold differential cross sections were measured over a wide kinematic range including the complete range of azimuthal angles between hadronic and leptonic planes, ϕ , enabling us to separate the ϕ-dependent terms. Our measurements of the ϕ -independent term of the cross section at low Bjorken x were found to be in fairly good agreement with pQCD calculations. Indeed, the conventional current fragmentation calculation can account for almost all …