Evolution of Quantum State for Mesoscopic Circuits with Dissipation

Based on the maximum entropy principle, we present a density matrix of mesoscopic RLC circuit to make it possible to analyze the connection of the initial condition with temperature. Our results show that the quantum state evolution is closely related to the initial condition, and that the system evolves to generalized coherent state if it is in ground state initially, and evolves to squeezed state if it is in excited state initially.     

Thermodynamics of Squeezed State for Mesoscopic RLC Circuits

We present a density matrix of a mesoscopic RLC circuits to make it possible to analyze the connection between the initial condition and the certain temperature. Our results show that the quantum state evolution will be closely related to the initial condition; the system evolves to generalized coherent state if it is in ground state initially, and evolves to squeezed state if it is in excited state initially. In addition, we also obtain squeezed minimum uncertainty state with satisfying certain condition in mesoscopic RLC circuit.     

Plasma diffusion across a magnetic field

Using a simple model of a slowly diffusing plasma across a strong magnetic field, it is demonstrated that plasma mass and energy evolves from an initially given density and temperature distribution into isothermal state with a self-similar diffusion profile that depends only on its initial mass and energy.     

Generalized master equations under delocalized initial conditions

The initial condition term that must be appended to the generalized master equation (GME) when the density matrix is not initially diagonal in the representation chosen is studied and explicit expressions are obtained for several cases. The term is shown to vanish for initial occupation of a Bloch state of arbitrary wave vector if the system is a crystal and the representation is that of site states, despite the violation of the initial diagonality condition. It is pointed out how one is to use the expressions for the initial term in transport calculations.This article is dedicated to Prof. Max Dresden on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday.     

Expansion,compression and triangular shockwaves in traffic flow above critical point

We study the formation of shockwaves from an initial condition of the pulse form in supercritical flow of traffic by using the optimal velocity model. The jam with the pulse form propagates with changing the initial form. The wave velocity is derived numerically and analytically. The dependence of wave velocity on headway is clarified. When the headway is lower than the safety distance, the rear of initial pulse evolves to the expansion shockwave, while the front of initial pulse evolves to the compression shockwave if the headway is higher than the safety distance. The dependence of wave velocity on headway determines whether either expansion or compression waves evolve to the shockwave. After the rear of initial pulse collapses with the front, the wave evolves to the triangular shockwave. It is shown that the triangular shockwave is described by the Burgers equation.     

Entanglement sudden death induced by the Dzialoshinskii--Moriya interaction

In this paper, we study the entanglement dynamics of two-spin Heisenberg XYZ model with the Dzialoshinskii--Moriya (DM) interaction. The system is initially prepared in the Werner state. The effects of purity of the initial state and DM coupling parameter on the evolution of entanglement are investigated. The necessary and sufficient condition for the appearance of the entanglement sudden death (ESD) phenomenon has been deduced. The result shows that the ESD always occurs if the initial state is sufficiently impure for the given coupling parameter or the DM interaction is sufficiently strong for the given initial state. Moreover, the critical values of them are calculated.     

Quantum Dynamics of Two Capacitively Coupled Superconducting Islands via Josephson Junctions

In this paper, we consider a system consisting of two capacitively coupled superconducting islands viaJosephson junctions. We show that it can be reduced to two coupling harmonic oscillators under certain conditions,and can be solved exactly in terms of a displacing transformation, a beam-splitter-like transformation, and a squeezingtransformation. It is found that the system evolves by a rotated-squeezed-coherent state when the system is initially in acoherent state. Quantum dynamics of the Cooper pairs in the two superconducting islands are investigated. It is shownthat the number of the Cooper pairs in the two islands evolves periodically.     

单晶铜中冲击波阵面结构的数值模拟研究

 用分子动力学方法模拟计算了在初始温度为0 K时单晶铜中的冲击波结构，相互作用势采用铜的嵌入原子势（EAM），模拟计算结果表明即使是在初始温度为0 K的FCC晶体中，冲击波波阵面后的区域也会向平衡态演化。局域分析表明冲击波阵面后区域的压力、粒子速度、应变和温度随时间逐步变化到稳定态，在所研究的冲击波强度（约262 GPa）下，波后区域的平均压力、粒子速度、应变均在约1 ps内逐渐上升并达到稳定值。动能温度在波阵面处始终为最大值，随着冲击波的传播，波后非零温度区域逐渐扩大，不同时刻的粒子速度分布函数说明波后区域逐渐向热力学平衡态演化，并最终达到热力学平衡，进一步的分析说明局域平衡是系统向平衡态演化的基本过程。     

Continuous-variable Entanglement in a Correlated Spontaneous Emission Laser

We discuss the generation and evolution of entangled light in a correlated spontaneous emission laser in the linear regime. The master equation for the two-mode cavity field is derived and solved analytically in phase space. The time-dependent characteristic function in the Wigner representation for the two-mode field is obtained. It shows that the two-mode field in the cavity evolves in a two-mode Gaussian state. The entanglement degree of the two- mode field in the cavity increases initially, then decreases, and finally vanishes as the field evolves from an initial vacuum. The period of the entanglement is extended as the intensity of the driving field is increased. It is found that the entanglement still exists even when the two-mode squeezing disappears. During the entanglement period, the intensity of the field is amplified. The entanglement for the initial field being a two-mode squeezed vacuum and the entanglement of the output field are also discussed.     

Spontaneous recoherence of quantum states after decoherence

In this work, we identify the set of time-dependent pure states building the statistical mixture to which a system, initially in a pure state, is driven by the reservoir. This set of time-dependent pure states, composing what we term a pure basis, are those that diagonalize the reduced density operator of the system. Next, we show that the evolution of the pure-basis states reveals an interesting phenomenon as the system, after decoherence, evolves toward the equilibrium: the spontaneous recoherence of quantum states. Around our defined recoherence time, the statistical mixture associated with a special kind of initial states termed even-symmetric, spontaneously undergoes a recoherence process, by which the initial state of the system emerges from the mixture except for its reduced excitation drained into the reservoir. This phenomenon reveals that the reservoir only shuffle the original information carried out by the initial state of the system instead of erasing it. Moreover, as the spontaneously recohered state occurs only for asymptotic time, we also present a protocol to extract it from the mixture through specific projective measurements. The password to retrieve the original information stems is the knowledge of both the initial state itself and the associated pure basis. A definition of the decoherence time of an N-state superposition is also presented.     

Entropy squeezing of the field interacting with a nearly degenerate V-type three-level atom

The position- and momentum-entopic squeezing properties of the optical field in the system of a nearly degenerate three-level atom interacting with a single-mode field are investigated. Calculation results indicate that when the field is initially in the vacuum state, it may lead to squeezing of the position entropy or the momentum entropy of the field if the atom is prepared properly. The effects of initial atomic state and the splitting of the excited levels of the atom on field entropies are discussed in this case. When the initial field is in a coherent state, we find that position-entropy squeezing of the field is present even if the atom is prepared in the ground state. By comparing the variance squeezing and entropy squeezing of the field we confirm that entropy is more sensitive than variance in measuring quantum fluctuations.     

Collective effects in the self-interference of a single photon emitted by two atoms

Collective effects in the spontaneous emission pattern of two identical two-level atoms a fixed distance apart and sharing initially a single excitation are investigated. It is shown that the interference can take place even when it is known for certain which atom is excited initially. This interference is due solely to the atomic coherence established through multiple photon absorptions and reemissions and will disappear if it is ignored. The interference patterns with and without collective effects are compared for symmetric and antisymmetric initial states. The dark center from an antisymmetric state is shown both analytically and numerically.     

Quantum phase properties of the field in a two-photon micromaser

In this paper, we study the quantum phase properties of the field in a two-photon micromaser, including the effects of the finite detuning of the intermediate level. For initial coherent state of the cavity field and atoms initially in their excited state multipeak phase structure appears which eventually leads to the randomization of the cavity field phase. However, the approach towards the randomization depends upon the detuning. If the atoms are injected in a coherent superposition of their upper and lower atomic states then the phase distribution evolves into two-peak structure. For initial thermal state and atoms in polarized state, cavity field acquires some phase. We also consider the effect of finite Q of the cavity, random injection of the atoms and fluctuations in the interaction time.     

Inward-propagating cylindrical flames under different ignition conditions

Inward-propagating cylindrical flames are studied numerically by high-resolution simulations using a one-step Arrhenius kinetics. Emphasis is placed on the effect of shock waves on the flame propagation by setting initial ignition conditions with and without shock wave. It is found that without initial shock wave, the inward-propagating flame propagates initially at a constant speed, while in the later stage of the propagation, it shows a small-amplitude oscillatory motion. When the shock wave initially introduced is medium, a large-amplitude oscillatory motion is caused by the interaction of shock waves with the inward-propagating flame. Moreover, autoignition occurs at the center and develops outwardly into a cellular flame. However, as the introduced shock wave is strong, autoignition created at the center evolves outwardly a cellular detonation.     

Hindmarsh-Rose神经元阵列自发产生螺旋波的研究

采用Hindmarsh-Rose(HR)神经元模型,研究了二维神经元阵列系统从一个具有随机相位分布的初态演化最终是否能自发产生螺旋波的问题.数值结果表明:系统是否出现螺旋波与单个HR神经元的状态、系统的初态和耦合强度有关,其中单个HR神经元的振荡状态起主要作用.当单个HR神经元处于一周期振荡态时,在一定的耦合强度范围内系统都会自发出现多个螺旋波和螺旋波对,出现螺旋波与系统初态无关,只要适当选择耦合强度,在系统中可以出现单个螺旋波.当耦合强度超过某一阈值后,继续增加耦合强度,系统会呈现三种不同的动力学行为,分别与三类初态有关.系统从第一类初态演化将偶尔出现单个螺旋波,系统从第二类和第三类初态演化将分别出现间歇性全局同步振荡和振荡死亡.当单个神经元处于二周期态时,只有当系统神经元的初相位比较均匀分布时,系统才能自发出现螺旋波,而且出现螺旋波的耦合强度范围大为减少.当神经元处于更高的周期态时,系统一般不容易自发出现螺旋波.这些结果有助于人们了解大脑皮层自发产生螺旋波的机制.     

Six-Fold Degenerate Dark States in a Four-Level Atomic System

With all driving fields on Raman resonance, a tripod-type atomic system quickly evolves into a dark state decoupled from the lossy excited level. The dark state depends strongly on field Rabi frequencies, spontaneous decay rates, and the initial atomic population in a complicated way. Analytical results reveal that it is a sixfold degenerate dark state with its three components superposed both coherently and incoherently due to population redistribution from spontaneous emission.     

Field purification in the intensity-dependent Jaynes-Cummings model

We have found that, in the intensity-dependent Jaynes-Cummings model, a field initially prepared in a statistical mixture of two coherent states, |α〉 and | − α〉, evolves toward a pure state. We have also shown that an even-coherent state turns periodically into a rotated odd-coherent state during the evolution.     

零行列式策略在雪堆博弈中的演化

零行列式策略不仅可以单方面设置对手收益,而且可以对双方的收益施加一个线性关系,从而达到敲诈对手的目的.本文针对零行列式策略博弈前期与稳态期的收益存在偏差,基于Markov链理论给出零行列式策略与全合作策略博弈的瞬态分布、瞬态收益及达到稳态所需时间.发现在小的敲诈因子下,敲诈者前期收益高于稳态期收益,敲诈因子较大时,情况截然相反,并且敲诈因子越大,越不利于双方合作,达到稳态也越慢.这为现实生活中频繁更新策略的博弈提供了一种计算实时收益的方法.此外针对敲诈策略与进化人的博弈,论证了双方均背叛状态下,进化人下次博弈时一定进化为全合作策略.通过对所有状态下策略更新过程仿真,发现进化人在四种情况下的进化速度有显著差异,并最终演化为全合作策略,表明零行列式策略是合作产生的催化剂.     

耗散腔场中两个∧型原子的纠缠特性

利用超算符方法求解幅值损耗腔中两个∧型三能级原子与相干光场相互作用系统的主方程,并利用量子条件熵研究了两个初始为|Ψa(0)＞和|Φa(0)＞纠缠态的原子与光场作用过程中原子的纠缠演化特性.讨论了不同初始原子纠缠度,不同耗散系数以及不同平均光子数对两原子纠缠度的影响.结果表明:①当原子初始处于|Ψa(0)＞类纠缠态时,其纠缠度随光场强度以及腔场衰减系数演化.当腔不存在耗散时,纠缠度呈周期性振荡;当腔存在耗散时,纠缠度呈衰减振荡并趋于稳定值;且光强越弱,其稳定值越大;衰减系数越大纠缠达到稳定值所需时间越短.②原子初始处于|Φa(0)＞类纠缠态时,其纠缠度只与原子初始纠缠度有关,不随其他因素变化.     

Fidelity of Interference Between Two Bose-Einstein Condensates with Collision and Dissipation

Interference between the two Bose-Einstein condensates with collision and dissipation is investigated. It is found that when the two condensates are initially in the coherent state, the interference intensity is affected by the collision and dissipation, but for the initial Fock state, it is only related to the dissipation. Whether the initial state is in the coherent state or in a Fock state, the fidelity time has nothing to do with collision. For the initial coherent state, the fidelity loss rate is zero, but for the initial Fock state, it is determined by the initial particle number of the two condensates and dissipation.