Decoherence - Center for Ultracold Atoms
... between an atom (which is referred to as the “system”) and the final momentum of the scattered photons (which collectively constitute the “environment”). In a second experiment, we replaced the random process of photon scattering with a deterministic momentum transfer caused by a diffraction grating ...
... between an atom (which is referred to as the “system”) and the final momentum of the scattered photons (which collectively constitute the “environment”). In a second experiment, we replaced the random process of photon scattering with a deterministic momentum transfer caused by a diffraction grating ...
ON THE DYNAMICS CREATED BY A TIME-DEPENDENT
... weakly associated to a time-dependent Hamiltonian. A detailed presentation is given in [2]. For the classical case we show: in the past the center is bound and the particles spiral inward towards the flux line, their motion being accompanied by energy loss; after hitting the puncture they become “co ...
... weakly associated to a time-dependent Hamiltonian. A detailed presentation is given in [2]. For the classical case we show: in the past the center is bound and the particles spiral inward towards the flux line, their motion being accompanied by energy loss; after hitting the puncture they become “co ...
Highly doubly excited S states of the helium atom
... are approximately symmetrically excited, c = I is the natural choice. This leads to a further reduction of the bandwidth of the matrix since there are even more matrix elements exactly vanishing due to the orthonormalization relations of the Laguerre polynomials. For asymmetrically excited states, c ...
... are approximately symmetrically excited, c = I is the natural choice. This leads to a further reduction of the bandwidth of the matrix since there are even more matrix elements exactly vanishing due to the orthonormalization relations of the Laguerre polynomials. For asymmetrically excited states, c ...
The de Broglie-Bohm pilot-wave interpretation
... sense, as a giant self-organizing process-information system in which embedded dissipative structures are engaged in open-ended evolution” “According to Process Physics, we should interpret our universe as one psycho-physical process containing all kinds of differentiated contents, including conscio ...
... sense, as a giant self-organizing process-information system in which embedded dissipative structures are engaged in open-ended evolution” “According to Process Physics, we should interpret our universe as one psycho-physical process containing all kinds of differentiated contents, including conscio ...
Physics
... is also emphasized. This is a required course for physics, chemistry, biology, and preengineering majors. Lecture and laboratory. Prerequisite or corequisite: MATH 1304. II Natural Science or IV PHYS 2125 University Physics II A continuation of PHYS 2115. The fundamental concepts of electricity, mag ...
... is also emphasized. This is a required course for physics, chemistry, biology, and preengineering majors. Lecture and laboratory. Prerequisite or corequisite: MATH 1304. II Natural Science or IV PHYS 2125 University Physics II A continuation of PHYS 2115. The fundamental concepts of electricity, mag ...
How fast can a black hole release its information? r
... which again has a ~1 when measures in units of the black hole radius. We now see that even though the black hole looks like a classical object, its behavior need not be classical at all. In the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics we have a classical action, and a phase space measure. For ...
... which again has a ~1 when measures in units of the black hole radius. We now see that even though the black hole looks like a classical object, its behavior need not be classical at all. In the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics we have a classical action, and a phase space measure. For ...
Parallel Universes Is there a copy of you Not just a staple
... beyond the cosmic horizon have a similar status. The observable universe grows by a light-year every year as light from farther away has time to reach us. An infinity lies out there, waiting to be seen. You will probably die long before your alter egos come into view, but in principle, and if cosmic ...
... beyond the cosmic horizon have a similar status. The observable universe grows by a light-year every year as light from farther away has time to reach us. An infinity lies out there, waiting to be seen. You will probably die long before your alter egos come into view, but in principle, and if cosmic ...
THE QUANTUM BEATING AND ITS NUMERICAL SIMULATION
... potential. A detailed quantitative analysis of the physical mechanism giving rise to the non-linear reaction of the environment, in the case of pyramidal molecules, can be found in [5]. Following this suggestion, Grecchi, Martinez and Sacchetti ([6, 7, 8, 9]) investigated the semi-classical limit of ...
... potential. A detailed quantitative analysis of the physical mechanism giving rise to the non-linear reaction of the environment, in the case of pyramidal molecules, can be found in [5]. Following this suggestion, Grecchi, Martinez and Sacchetti ([6, 7, 8, 9]) investigated the semi-classical limit of ...
The Berry-Tabor conjecture
... Eskin, Margulis and Mozes [10] recently strengthened Sarnak’s result by giving explicit diophantine conditions on (α, β, γ) under which the Berry-Tabor conjecture holds. Admissible forms are for example m2 + γn2 ...
... Eskin, Margulis and Mozes [10] recently strengthened Sarnak’s result by giving explicit diophantine conditions on (α, β, γ) under which the Berry-Tabor conjecture holds. Admissible forms are for example m2 + γn2 ...
ABSTRACT Title of Document:
... Thus, for this tradition, part of the act of science itself—of what scientists themselves actually do—is to engage in speculative metaphysics4. But, the ontological minimalism of this tradition is both a blessing and a curse: we have gained a clear ontological program (quantify over theoretical enti ...
... Thus, for this tradition, part of the act of science itself—of what scientists themselves actually do—is to engage in speculative metaphysics4. But, the ontological minimalism of this tradition is both a blessing and a curse: we have gained a clear ontological program (quantify over theoretical enti ...
Edge-mode superconductivity in a two
... to occur in the surface states of three-dimensional systems, in the edge states of two-dimensional systems, and in onedimensional wires1,2. Localized Majorana zero-modes obey non-Abelian exchange statistics, making them interesting building blocks for topological quantum computing3,4. Here, we repor ...
... to occur in the surface states of three-dimensional systems, in the edge states of two-dimensional systems, and in onedimensional wires1,2. Localized Majorana zero-modes obey non-Abelian exchange statistics, making them interesting building blocks for topological quantum computing3,4. Here, we repor ...
Experimental violation of a Bell`s inequality with efficient detection
... Starting in 1965, Bell and others constructed mathematical inequalities whereby experimental tests could distinguish between quantum mechanics and local realistic theories1,3±5. Many experiments1,6±15 have since been done that are consistent with quantum mechanics and inconsistent with local realism ...
... Starting in 1965, Bell and others constructed mathematical inequalities whereby experimental tests could distinguish between quantum mechanics and local realistic theories1,3±5. Many experiments1,6±15 have since been done that are consistent with quantum mechanics and inconsistent with local realism ...
Breakdown of the Standard Model
... in clean systems, and for d>0 in disordered ones. ■ Landau free energy density: f = f0 – h m + t m2 + u m4 + w m6 Equation of state: h = t m + u m3 + w m5 + … ■ Landau theory predicts: ● 2nd order transition at t=0 if u<0 ● 1st order transition if u<0 ...
... in clean systems, and for d>0 in disordered ones. ■ Landau free energy density: f = f0 – h m + t m2 + u m4 + w m6 Equation of state: h = t m + u m3 + w m5 + … ■ Landau theory predicts: ● 2nd order transition at t=0 if u<0 ● 1st order transition if u<0 ...
Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 025301 (2009).
... their high mobility. Recently, it was shown that this material offers a unique opportunity to observe transport properties of a plasma of ultrarelativistic particles at moderately high temperatures [3]. Undoped graphene is located at a special point in parameter space where the Fermi surface shrinks ...
... their high mobility. Recently, it was shown that this material offers a unique opportunity to observe transport properties of a plasma of ultrarelativistic particles at moderately high temperatures [3]. Undoped graphene is located at a special point in parameter space where the Fermi surface shrinks ...
Chapter 3 Foundations II: Measurement and Evolution 3.1
... by turning on a coupling between that observable and a “pointer” variable that will serve as the apparatus. The coupling establishes entanglement between the eigenstates of the observable and the distinguishable states of the pointer, so that we can prepare an eigenstate of the observable by “observ ...
... by turning on a coupling between that observable and a “pointer” variable that will serve as the apparatus. The coupling establishes entanglement between the eigenstates of the observable and the distinguishable states of the pointer, so that we can prepare an eigenstate of the observable by “observ ...
Driven Problems in Quantum and Classical Mechanics with Floquet
... Driven systems appear in various forms in both classical mechanics and quantum mechanics. Some simple forms allow for analytical solutions, which can then be analyzed and studied in detail. For those that do not, there are tools to make qualitative statements about their general behaviour. In this p ...
... Driven systems appear in various forms in both classical mechanics and quantum mechanics. Some simple forms allow for analytical solutions, which can then be analyzed and studied in detail. For those that do not, there are tools to make qualitative statements about their general behaviour. In this p ...
Completeness, Supervenience, and Ontology
... complete (as Laplace pointed out). But no one would suggest because of this that we think of the state at one moment as all that exists: indeed, it is the various different states at different times that the dynamical laws link to one another. To sum up, informational completeness implies a form of ...
... complete (as Laplace pointed out). But no one would suggest because of this that we think of the state at one moment as all that exists: indeed, it is the various different states at different times that the dynamical laws link to one another. To sum up, informational completeness implies a form of ...