Description of the evolution of the state of “josephson atoms” in the context of the informational interpretation of quantum mechanics

The evolution of a quantum system is informationally interpreted and used to describe decay in the coherent states of Josephson atoms, including qubits based on two- and three-junction superconducting quantum interferometers. The reduced Lindblad equation is employed to examine the measurement procedure of the Josephson qubit state and the influence of a measuring device on its coherent-state decay.     

On the interpretation of the results of the experimental test of the Askar’yan effect

The effect of the environment on the results of measuring the radio radiation spectrum is considered in the experimental simulation of the cascade shower by a high-energy γ-ray beam in a dense medium. The calculation shows that the character of the measured energy spectrum depends on the location of the receiving antenna with respect to the shower axis.     

Calculation of the phase diagram of the TiZr alloy and investigation of the tendency toward separation of the ω phase

The electronic, structural, and thermodynamic properties of the TiZr equiatomic alloy have been calculated in terms of the electron density functional theory and Debye-Grüneisen model. The calculated lattice parameters a and c/a agree well with experimental data for the α, ω, and β phases. It has been shown that the ω phase is stable at atmospheric pressure and low temperatures, and it remains energetically more favorable up to T = 600 K. In the temperature range 600 K < T < 900 K, the α phase becomes stable, and above 900 K, the β phase of the TiZr alloy is stable. The phase diagram constructed in this study agrees qualitatively with the available experimental data. A tendency toward separation of the TiZr equiatomic alloy in the ω phase has been analyzed. It has been demonstrated that, in the ground state, the TiZr equiatomic alloy in the ω phase exhibits a tendency toward ordering rather than toward phase separation.     

A comparison of the reproducibility of the parameters of the ¹³C-aminopyrine breath test for the assessment of hepatic function

This study determined the within-subject and between-subject variability of different ways of expressing the results of the (13)C-aminopyrine breath test ((13)C-ABT) and the effect of shortening the test duration. The (13)C-ABT was conducted on three separate occasions in 10 healthy volunteers and on a single occasion in 22 patients with established liver cirrhosis. The within-subject variability of cumulative percentage dose recovered (cPDR), using measured CO(2) production rate (VCO(2)), in the reference group over three trials was 15% over 120 min. Higher within-subject variability in cPDR would have been evident if the test was terminated at either 30 or 60 min. Substitution of predicted VCO(2) to calculate cPDR yielded comparable values at all time points. Significant differences between cirrhotics and reference group were evident after just 10 min using PDR/h, cPDR or enrichment (all P<0.05). The ABT demonstrates clinically acceptable reproducibility. Shortening of the duration may make the test more acceptable clinically, but it is associated with increasing imprecision.     

Analysis of the Structure of Thin Films of Zn‐Porphyrins by the Kinetics of the Fluorescence Anisotropy

The structure of thin films of Zntetraoctylphenylporphyrin (ZnTOPP) obtained by the spinning method is investigated. The kinetics of the decay of the fluorescence anisotropy of the films is analyzed in the form of a sum of exponents and by simulating the orientation of ZnTOPP complexes on the substrate (quartz) surface with allowance for the processes of the electron excitation energy transfer. The ZnTOPP films have a lamellar structure where individual layers form ordered domains. Within a domain, linear nonintersecting stacks of molecules are formed. In each stack the planes of the molecules are collinear, oriented perpendicularly to the surface of the substrate base, and form an angle of 45° with the directing axis of a stack.     

Analysis of the Structure of the Bands in the IR Spectrum of β-D Glucose by the Regularized Method of Deconvolution

Deconvolution of the IR absorption spectrum of -D glucose in the spectral range 1500–450 cm^–1 has been carried out. The results of the deconvolution were compared with the IR and Raman spectra recorded at room and low temperatures and with the data obtained by theoretical calculations for the frequencies of the normal vibrations of the -D glucose molecule in the crystalline state. It is shown that deconvolution of the IR spectra recorded at room temperature makes it possible to separate the bands observed experimentally only at a very low temperature of the sample and a number of components that were not resolved earlier. The number of bands separated on deconvolution of the IR spectra of -D glucose in the spectral range 1500–450 cm^–1 is more than twice the number of visible absorption maxima in the usual spectrum. The results of deconvolution of the IR spectrum of -D glucose are in good agreement with the data of theoretical calculations for the frequencies of the normal vibrations of the -D glucose molecule in the crystalline state. The existence of the factor-group (Davydov) splitting of a number of frequencies of the nondegenerate fundamental vibrations of molecules in a crystal cell has been revealed in the IR spectrum of -D glucose. It was concluded that the model of an isolated molecule is insufficient for detailed theoretical interpretation of the vibrational spectra of carbohydrates.     

Measurement of the integrated luminosity of the Phase 2 data of the Belle Ⅱ experiment

From April to July 2018,a data sample at the peak energy of the T(4 S) resonance was collected with the Belle Ⅱ detector at the SuperKEKB electron-positron collider.This is the first data sample of the Belle Ⅱ experiment.Using Bhabha and digamma events,we measure the integrated luminosity of the data sample to be(496.3±0.3±3.0) pb~(-1),where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic.This work provides a basis for future luminosity measurements at Belle Ⅱ.     

The Structure of the Algebra of Observables in the Intermediate Situation of the ∈-Model

We look at the action of the spin-1/2 operatorsof quantum mechanics on the state of an entity in aphysical way, and use this as a guideline to define theoperators of the intermediate situations of a general spin-1/2 measurement model called the-model. Then we test the possible linearity ofthe operators so constructed.     

Evaluation of the Intensities of Spectral Lines under the Influence of Interferences and the Determination of Global Maxima of the Mass–Spectrum Peaks

We describe the technique by which the intensity of spectral lines can be evaluated and the global maxima of the mass–spectrum peaks under the influence of pulse interferences can be defined using an experimental setup based on a commercial MX–7304A mass spectrometer, IBM personal computer (PC), and a digital extremum regulator that allows one to ignore local extrema and bring about automatic search for a global maximum of the mass–spectrum peak and its tracking with an accuracy of 0.0012% at a speed of response of 50 kHz, elevated speeds of the scanning of masses 500 amu/sec, and stability of regulation.     

Optimization of the Loading Process of the QUIC Magnetic Trap for the Experiment of Bose-Einstein Condensation

The magnetic quadrupole-Ioffe configuration (QUIC) trap in our Bose-Einstein condensation experiment is introduced. The magnetic trap loading process after laser cooling is ana/ysed and the optimization of the loading process is studied experimentally, Calculation of the magnetic field explains the loss of the atoms during the loading process of the QUIC trap. The number of atoms loaded in the QUIC trap is increased by 40% after optimization in comparison with the normal loading process.     

The Effect of the Relative Motion of Atoms on the Frequency of the Emitted Light and the Reinterpretation of the Ives-Stilwell Experiment

We examine the process of the emission of light from an atom that is in a relative translational motion with respect to the medium at rest in which the electromagnetic excitations propagate. The effect of Lorentz contraction of the of electron orbits on the emitted frequency is incorporated in the Rydberg formula, as well as the emitter’s Doppler effect is acknowledged. The result is that the frequency of the emitted light is modified by a factor that is identical with what is called the ‘relativistic Doppler effect’. The new emission formula is applied for reinterpretation of the Ives-Stilwell experiment and shown that within the second order of approximation with respect to the speeds of the atom and the ‘absolute speed’ (Earth’s speed relative to the medium), the absolute motion does not affect the interference. The expression for the modification of the frequency involves both a first and a second-order term with respect to the speed of the atoms in the cathode tube. The latter turns out to be quantitatively the same as if the time would have changed its rate in the frame moving with the atoms. Thus, a new interpretation of the results of this famous experiment is provided without stipulating time dilation.     

Measurement of the leptonic branching ratios of the τ lepton

The leptonic branching ratios of the tau lepton have been determined from data collected by the OPAL detector in 1991 and 1992. From a sample of 27196 e⁺e^–+– candidates we find 7322 and 7941 candidates. Using efficiency and background estimates determined from a study of Monte Carlo events and control samples of data, the branching ratios =(18.14±0.20±0.28)% and =(17.48±0.18±0.23)% have been obtained. These new results have been combined with the published results for the 1990 OPAL data to yield the following branching ratios for data taken between 1990 and 1992:

Calculation of the fine structure of the level in Rydberg state of lithium

The level shift and level formula of lithium atom in Rydberg states are achieved by means of the calculation of polarization of the atomic core （including the contribution of dipole moment, quadrupole moment and octupole moment） ; meanwhile, the effect of relativity theory, the orbital angular momentum L and the spin angular momentum S coupling （IS coupling）, and high order correction of the effective potential are considered. Thesome fine structures （N = 5- 12, L = 4-9, J = L ± 1/2） and the corresponding level intervals in Rydberg statescan be calculated by the above-mentioned level formula and compared with correlated experimental data.     

Calculation of the fine structure of the level in Rydberg state of lithium

The level shift and level formula of lithium atom in Rydberg states are achieved by means of the calculation of polarization of the atomic core (including the contribution of dipole moment, quadrupole moment and octupole moment);meanwhile, the effect of relativity theory, the orbital angular momentum L and the spin angular momentum S coupling (LS coupling), and high order correction of the effective potential are considered. The some fine structures (N=5～12,L=4～9,J=L±1/2) and the corresponding level intervals in Rydberg states can be calculated by the above-mentioned level formula and compared with correlated experimental data.     

Renormalization of the contribution of the electron—electron interaction to the conductivity of two-dimensional electron systems

The contribution of the electron—electron interaction to the conductivity of the two-dimensional electron gas in an In_x Ga_1-x As single quantum well with different disorder strengths was experimentally studied. It is shown that the data are described well within the framework of the one-loop approximation of the renormalization group theory so long as the conductivity of the system remains higher than around 15e ²/μh.     

Calculation of the Mass of X（3872） by the Mandelstam Generalization of the Gell-Mann-Low Method

On the basis of assuming that the narrow state X（3872） is a molecule state consisting of D0 and D＊0, we apply the Mandelstam generalization of the Ge11-Mann-Low method to calculate the matrix element of quark current between the heavy meson states described by Bether-Salpeter wave function. In calculation of the matrix element of quark current the operator product expansion is used in order to include the nonperturbative contribution of the vacuum condensates. In this scheme we calculate the mass of X（3872）. We believe that this scheme is closer to QCD than the previous work.     

Development of the Model of the Generalized Quintom Dark Energy

We consider a generalized quintom （GQ） dark energy model for changing the equal weight of the negative-kinetic scalar field （phantom） and the normal scalar field （quintessence） in quintom dark energy. Though the phantomdominated scaling solution is a stable late-time attractor, the early evolution of GQ is different from that of the quintom model and the adjustability of the dark energy state equation in the model is improved.     

On the Effect of Boundary Conditions in the Ginzburg–Landau Theory on the Results of Calculations of the Critical State of Layered Structures

The effect of boundary conditions in the Ginzburg–Landau theory on the critical state of superconducting layered structures is studied. The method is based on the numerical solution of the Ginzburg–Landau nonlinear equations describing the behavior of a superconducting plate carrying a transport current in a magnetic field, provided the absence of vortices in it. The use of the general boundary condition for the Ginzburg–Landau system of equations leads to a change in the order parameter over the thickness of thin superconducting plates. The calculated dependences of the critical current of plates on the magnetic field applied in parallel to layers are used to determine the critical current of multilayered structures. It is assumed that the mutual influence of superconducting layers occurs only through the magnetic field induced by them.     

Rediscussion of the Stability Problem of the Schwarzschild Black Hole

We use the Kruskal time coordinate T to define the initial time. By this way, the stability study naturally becomes the one connected with the two regions, i.e. the white-hole-connected region and the black-hole-connected region. The union of the two regions covers the Schwarzschild space-time （r ≥ 2m）. We also obtain the very reasonable conclusion： the white-hole-connected region is unstable and the black-hole-connected region is stable. If we take the instability with caution and seriousness, it is not unreasonable to regard that the Schwarzschild black hole might be unstable to some extent.