Chapter 6 Electronic Structure of Atoms
... 33. The 3p subshell in the ground state of atomic xenon contains __________ electrons. (a). 2 (b).6 (c). 36 (d). 10 Explanation: Since Xe is a noble gas, its subshells will be completely filled regardless of their principal quantum number. Thus the 3p subshell will contain 6 electrons. 34. [Ar]4s23d ...
... 33. The 3p subshell in the ground state of atomic xenon contains __________ electrons. (a). 2 (b).6 (c). 36 (d). 10 Explanation: Since Xe is a noble gas, its subshells will be completely filled regardless of their principal quantum number. Thus the 3p subshell will contain 6 electrons. 34. [Ar]4s23d ...
Influence of Complex Exciton-Phonon Coupling on Optical
... atoms or molecules in photonic band gap materials [7] or light-harvesting units in photosynthesis [8]. We speak of a quantum aggregate (QA), if the excitation can reside on N different sites, if it can be handed over from site n to site m mediated by a matrix element Vnm , and, importantly, if the e ...
... atoms or molecules in photonic band gap materials [7] or light-harvesting units in photosynthesis [8]. We speak of a quantum aggregate (QA), if the excitation can reside on N different sites, if it can be handed over from site n to site m mediated by a matrix element Vnm , and, importantly, if the e ...
Self-assembled quantum dots
... corresponds to the compressive strain. Additionally the division by the unstrained length allows to introduce a unified strain measure of objects of different lengths. For example, one meter long steel wire stretched by 1 centimeter is under the same (1%) strain, as one kilometer long wire stretched ...
... corresponds to the compressive strain. Additionally the division by the unstrained length allows to introduce a unified strain measure of objects of different lengths. For example, one meter long steel wire stretched by 1 centimeter is under the same (1%) strain, as one kilometer long wire stretched ...
Factorization of quantum charge transport for non
... in the determinant formula. Namely, it has been shown that, in the case of a contact with two external leads, the total electronic transfer is given by a superposition of uncorrelated elementary charge transfers of single electrons. In each of such single-electron events, one electron has a certain ...
... in the determinant formula. Namely, it has been shown that, in the case of a contact with two external leads, the total electronic transfer is given by a superposition of uncorrelated elementary charge transfers of single electrons. In each of such single-electron events, one electron has a certain ...
Reversible Classical Circuits and the Deutsch
... quantum gates, along with the fact that, at the cost of a factor of 2 we can get rid of garbage bits, is used implicitly in quantum computing all the time. One further interesting question which is useful to know something about is universal sets of gates for classical computing. Just as we discusse ...
... quantum gates, along with the fact that, at the cost of a factor of 2 we can get rid of garbage bits, is used implicitly in quantum computing all the time. One further interesting question which is useful to know something about is universal sets of gates for classical computing. Just as we discusse ...
Investigating incompatibility: How to reconcile complementarity with EPR C
... The traditional picture drawn about the Bohr-EPR debate is that of utter contrast, to which Bohr’s own reply to EPR constitutes no exception. Bohr’s reply to EPR is incompatible with EPR. This is exactly what it was intended to be right from the start and it would not be a reply in his mind if it we ...
... The traditional picture drawn about the Bohr-EPR debate is that of utter contrast, to which Bohr’s own reply to EPR constitutes no exception. Bohr’s reply to EPR is incompatible with EPR. This is exactly what it was intended to be right from the start and it would not be a reply in his mind if it we ...
Chapter 5 The Quantum Soul: A Scientific Hypothesis
... One particular OR theory was proposed by British physicist Sir Roger Penrose (1989), who began by addressing the fundamental nature of superposition. He extended Einstein's general theory of relativity, in which matter is essentially spacetime curvature, to the Planck scale (10- 33 cm), the most bas ...
... One particular OR theory was proposed by British physicist Sir Roger Penrose (1989), who began by addressing the fundamental nature of superposition. He extended Einstein's general theory of relativity, in which matter is essentially spacetime curvature, to the Planck scale (10- 33 cm), the most bas ...
Atomic Hong–Ou–Mandel experiment - HAL-IOGS
... channels. In this letter, we report on the realisation, with atoms, of a HOM experiment closely following the original protocol. This opens the prospect of testing Bell’s inequalities involving mechanical observables of massive particles, such as momentum, using methods inspired by quantum optics6,7 ...
... channels. In this letter, we report on the realisation, with atoms, of a HOM experiment closely following the original protocol. This opens the prospect of testing Bell’s inequalities involving mechanical observables of massive particles, such as momentum, using methods inspired by quantum optics6,7 ...
continuous vs discrete processes: the
... To show that atomic transitions of an atom in an arbitrary superposition of energy states can be dealt with using Markov methods, consider for simplicity a two-level case. Let S be an atomic system with energy levels A and B, let u1 = (1, 0) represent the state A, and let u2 = (0, 1) represent B. Su ...
... To show that atomic transitions of an atom in an arbitrary superposition of energy states can be dealt with using Markov methods, consider for simplicity a two-level case. Let S be an atomic system with energy levels A and B, let u1 = (1, 0) represent the state A, and let u2 = (0, 1) represent B. Su ...
Entanglement verification and steering when Alice and Bob cannot
... [5], refers to the fact that while Alice’s and Bob’s answers are of the usual (classical) sort, Charlie’s questions are actually quantum states. To formalise the game protocol, Charlie (i) sends state τ s to Alice (representing a “question” labelled s), encoded on a subsystem A0 , with probability p ...
... [5], refers to the fact that while Alice’s and Bob’s answers are of the usual (classical) sort, Charlie’s questions are actually quantum states. To formalise the game protocol, Charlie (i) sends state τ s to Alice (representing a “question” labelled s), encoded on a subsystem A0 , with probability p ...
quant-ph/0205032 PDF
... The proof goes through under the assumption that the distribution of the instrument variables pertaining to one station is independent of the setting of the other (if this assumption is not made, it is of course possible to reproduce the statistical predictions of quantum mechanics and thereby viola ...
... The proof goes through under the assumption that the distribution of the instrument variables pertaining to one station is independent of the setting of the other (if this assumption is not made, it is of course possible to reproduce the statistical predictions of quantum mechanics and thereby viola ...
The Parallel Development of Matrix and Wave Mechanics
... Also such a study can have a more philosophical side. When looking from up close how such a scientific endeavour takes place, you can see aspects and characteristics of scientific enterprise itself you would normally not see. For example the process which today is regarded as a discovery does not at ...
... Also such a study can have a more philosophical side. When looking from up close how such a scientific endeavour takes place, you can see aspects and characteristics of scientific enterprise itself you would normally not see. For example the process which today is regarded as a discovery does not at ...
Integer Quantum Hall Effect - (Dawn of topology in
... Riemann tensor is a rank (1,3) tensor that describes the curvature in all directions at a given point in space. It takes 3 vectors and returns a single vector. The vectors that are fed to the tensor should be very small and have a length ε. If we use the first two vectors to form a tiny parallelogra ...
... Riemann tensor is a rank (1,3) tensor that describes the curvature in all directions at a given point in space. It takes 3 vectors and returns a single vector. The vectors that are fed to the tensor should be very small and have a length ε. If we use the first two vectors to form a tiny parallelogra ...
Coherent control of macroscopic quantum states in a single
... system in the sense that: (1) although there are a large number of electrons in the metal `box' electrode, under superconductivity they all form Cooper pairs and condense into a single macroscopic ground state, |ni, separated by a superconductivity gap ¢ from the excited states with quasiparticles. ...
... system in the sense that: (1) although there are a large number of electrons in the metal `box' electrode, under superconductivity they all form Cooper pairs and condense into a single macroscopic ground state, |ni, separated by a superconductivity gap ¢ from the excited states with quasiparticles. ...
Time, Quantum Mechanics, and Probability
... These have been systematically presented in companion papers (Saunders 1995, 1996a); in what follows we shall consider the same circle of ideas, but speci…cally in relation to the interpretation of probability, and its identi…cation with relations in the Hilbert space norm. The familiar objection th ...
... These have been systematically presented in companion papers (Saunders 1995, 1996a); in what follows we shall consider the same circle of ideas, but speci…cally in relation to the interpretation of probability, and its identi…cation with relations in the Hilbert space norm. The familiar objection th ...
Unit 6: Macroscopic Quantum Systems
... equipment, to the inner workings of CD and DVD players. Laser light sent from telescopes and reflected from mirrors on the Moon allows measurement of the distance between the Earth and Moon to better than one millimeter, allowing tests of gravitational theory, measurement of the slowly increasing ra ...
... equipment, to the inner workings of CD and DVD players. Laser light sent from telescopes and reflected from mirrors on the Moon allows measurement of the distance between the Earth and Moon to better than one millimeter, allowing tests of gravitational theory, measurement of the slowly increasing ra ...
Quantum refrigerators and the third law of thermodynamics
... third law of thermodynamics, both originally stated by Nernst [20,22]. The first is a purely static (equilibrium) one, also known as the Nernst heat theorem, and can simply be phrased as follows: (a) The entropy of any pure substance in thermodynamic equilibrium approaches zero as the temperature ap ...
... third law of thermodynamics, both originally stated by Nernst [20,22]. The first is a purely static (equilibrium) one, also known as the Nernst heat theorem, and can simply be phrased as follows: (a) The entropy of any pure substance in thermodynamic equilibrium approaches zero as the temperature ap ...
Quantum Theory: a Pragmatist Approach
... person holding it. If so, even the arch subjectivist de Finetti here adopts a natural property account of probability! Of course, he would insist that different persons may, and often do, hold different beliefs, which makes probability personalist—varying from person to person—and to that extent su ...
... person holding it. If so, even the arch subjectivist de Finetti here adopts a natural property account of probability! Of course, he would insist that different persons may, and often do, hold different beliefs, which makes probability personalist—varying from person to person—and to that extent su ...
