Quantum Biology at the Cellular Level
... tunneling of the much heavier proton in enzyme action (Liang and Klinman, 2004). Albeit more controversial, the potential role of solitons in protein dynamics (Davydov, 1973; Cruzeiro-Hansson and Takeno, 1997) belongs to this category. Recently, the near-perfect efficiency of photosynthesis was indi ...
... tunneling of the much heavier proton in enzyme action (Liang and Klinman, 2004). Albeit more controversial, the potential role of solitons in protein dynamics (Davydov, 1973; Cruzeiro-Hansson and Takeno, 1997) belongs to this category. Recently, the near-perfect efficiency of photosynthesis was indi ...
Capacitive Coupling of Atomic Systems to Mesoscopic Conductors
... are limited by such charge fluctuations in the solid-state environment [19]. These effects are not yet fully understood and the experimental investigation is complicated by the lack of probes which do not share the same environment. The Rydberg atoms could be used as a sensitive probe of these fluct ...
... are limited by such charge fluctuations in the solid-state environment [19]. These effects are not yet fully understood and the experimental investigation is complicated by the lack of probes which do not share the same environment. The Rydberg atoms could be used as a sensitive probe of these fluct ...
Quantum critical temperature of a modulated oscillator Lingzhen Guo, Vittorio Peano, M. Marthaler,
... fluctuations. The results go beyond the standard real-time instanton technique of the large-deviation theory. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.87.062117 ...
... fluctuations. The results go beyond the standard real-time instanton technique of the large-deviation theory. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.87.062117 ...
Realization of quantum error correction
... state fidelity after performing the unitary operations of an errorcorrection protocol, but using techniques known not to scale efficiently with the number of qubits7. Furthermore, the ancillae cannot be reset in these experiments, whereas the experiment we describe provides this capability. In princ ...
... state fidelity after performing the unitary operations of an errorcorrection protocol, but using techniques known not to scale efficiently with the number of qubits7. Furthermore, the ancillae cannot be reset in these experiments, whereas the experiment we describe provides this capability. In princ ...
Manifestly Covariant Functional Measures for Quantum Field Theory
... unitarity as suggested by Fradkin and Vilkovisky[1] (We will see, however, that such factors are not needed for unitarity). Other authors[6–8] have obtained covariant functional measures but the techniques employed leave the connection with canonical quantization obscure. We will show that manifestl ...
... unitarity as suggested by Fradkin and Vilkovisky[1] (We will see, however, that such factors are not needed for unitarity). Other authors[6–8] have obtained covariant functional measures but the techniques employed leave the connection with canonical quantization obscure. We will show that manifestl ...
Exp. 8 - Caltech
... the 2p, 2 P1/2 level into the 1s, 2 S1/2 level and emit a photon with right or left circular polarization, depending on whether ∆M is +1 or −1. For emission, both cases are equally likely. For absorption, we control which kind of photon is incident, so we can control ∆M . Now we are in a position to ...
... the 2p, 2 P1/2 level into the 1s, 2 S1/2 level and emit a photon with right or left circular polarization, depending on whether ∆M is +1 or −1. For emission, both cases are equally likely. For absorption, we control which kind of photon is incident, so we can control ∆M . Now we are in a position to ...
Modified Weak Energy Condition for the Energy Momentum Tensor
... there is no inherent contradiction in making this assumption with the basic principles of ...
... there is no inherent contradiction in making this assumption with the basic principles of ...
On the Experimental Proofs of Relativistic Length Contraction and
... electrostatic repulsion between the particles and even ignoring the well-known rules for the relativistic transformation of forces. In reality, the particles in the beam are subjected not to one but to two forces: an electric repulsion away from the axis of the beam and a magnetic attraction toward ...
... electrostatic repulsion between the particles and even ignoring the well-known rules for the relativistic transformation of forces. In reality, the particles in the beam are subjected not to one but to two forces: an electric repulsion away from the axis of the beam and a magnetic attraction toward ...
a pedagogical / historical introduction (D. Downes)
... So we record ~10 million samples before getting one photon from the sky. Is this OK ? Can we get interference? ...
... So we record ~10 million samples before getting one photon from the sky. Is this OK ? Can we get interference? ...
God, Belief and Explanation
... There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed by the Creator into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonde ...
... There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed by the Creator into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonde ...
Significant-Loophole-Free Test of Bells Theorem with Entangled Photons
... interdependence between the choice of measurement settings and the properties of the system being measured. Following Bell, we describe all properties of the system with the variable λ, which represents “any number of hypothetical additional complementary variables needed to complete quantum mechani ...
... interdependence between the choice of measurement settings and the properties of the system being measured. Following Bell, we describe all properties of the system with the variable λ, which represents “any number of hypothetical additional complementary variables needed to complete quantum mechani ...
computing
... e.g. 32 mod 23 = 1 which explains why |11i|000i 7→ |11i|001i. In fact, for these kind of operations we also need a third register with the so-called working bits which are set to zero at the input and return to zero at the output but which can take non-zero values during the computation. What makes ...
... e.g. 32 mod 23 = 1 which explains why |11i|000i 7→ |11i|001i. In fact, for these kind of operations we also need a third register with the so-called working bits which are set to zero at the input and return to zero at the output but which can take non-zero values during the computation. What makes ...
Calculation of Low-Frequency Vibrational Modes of Biologically
... reproducing critical properties of the system.6 In the simplest of HF models, the number of basis functions needed to describe each atom will be as small as possible, but large enough to accommodate all electrons and still maintain spherical symmetry. This also means that the molecular orbitals will ...
... reproducing critical properties of the system.6 In the simplest of HF models, the number of basis functions needed to describe each atom will be as small as possible, but large enough to accommodate all electrons and still maintain spherical symmetry. This also means that the molecular orbitals will ...
Quantum transport and spin effects in lateral semiconductor nanostructures and graphene Martin Evaldsson
... the now famous “Moore’s law”, which states that the number of transistors on a chip doubles every second year1 . However, as the size of devices continue to shrink, technology will eventually reach a point when quantum mechanical effects become a disturbing factor in conventional device design. From ...
... the now famous “Moore’s law”, which states that the number of transistors on a chip doubles every second year1 . However, as the size of devices continue to shrink, technology will eventually reach a point when quantum mechanical effects become a disturbing factor in conventional device design. From ...
A Priori Probability and Localized Observers
... Widespread dissatisfaction has been expressed about every interpretation of quantum theory proposed in the course of the last sixty years. I suspect that any successful interpretation will have to introduce so many difficult ideas as to be, in its entirety, well-nigh incomprehensible at first sight. ...
... Widespread dissatisfaction has been expressed about every interpretation of quantum theory proposed in the course of the last sixty years. I suspect that any successful interpretation will have to introduce so many difficult ideas as to be, in its entirety, well-nigh incomprehensible at first sight. ...