Valence-bond states: Link models

An isotropic anti-ferromagnetic quantum state on a square lattice is characterized by symmetry arguments only. By construction, this quantum state is the result of an underlying valence bond structure without breaking any symmetry in the lattice or spin spaces. A detailed analysis of the correlations of the quantum state is given (using a mapping to a 2D classical statistical model and methods in field theory like mapping to the non-linear sigma model or bosonization techniques) as well as the results of numerical treatments (regarding exact diagonalization and variational methods). Finally, the physical relevance of the model is motivated. A comparison of the model to known anti-ferromagnetic Mott–Hubbard insulators is given by means of the two-point equal-time correlation function obtained (i) numerically from the suggested state and (ii) experimentally from neutron scattering on cuprates in the anti-ferromagnetic insulator phase.     

Some New Developments in the Theory of Path Integrals,with Applications to Quantum Theory

A survey of recent developments concerning rigorously defined infinite dimensional integrals, mainly of the type of “Feynman path integrals,” is given. Both the theory and its applications, especially in quantum theory, are presented. As for the theory, general results are discussed including the case of polynomially growing phase functions, which are handled by exploiting the connection with probabilistic functional integrals. Also applications to continuous measurement theory and the stochastic Schrödinger equation are given. Other applications of probabilistic methods in non relativistic quantum theory and in quantum field theory, and their relations with statistical mechanics, are discussed.     

Electronic molecule-like spectrum of quantum wells in crossed fields

We show that an electron confined to a single finite parabolic quantum well in crossed electric and magnetic fields can behave as a double quantum well system. The magnetic field is parallel to the heterostructure layers and the electric field is perpendicular to those. For a suitable choice of both fields and quantum well width, the electron can be confined to a double quantum well effective potential that is very similar to the electronic potential model for diatomic molecules. The double quantum well spectrum is calculated using a numerical algorithm based on semiclassical methods. A physical interpretation of this quantum system is given based on the analogy to the electrons bound to diatomic molecules.     

Phase representation of quantum-optical systems via the nonnegative quantum distribution function

We propose a new method for describing phase distributions of nonclassical states in optical systems based on the nonnegative quantum distribution function. A comparison of the proposed method with other known methods such as the Pegg-Barnett and operational ones is given. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Resonances in electron scattering and photon absorption

A short survey is given of the development of ideas about resonances in atomic scattering processes and their connection with the theory of resonant states in nuclei, impurity resonances in solids, ion-atom scattering and recombination in plasmas. A detailed discussion of the experimental situation for atomic resonances is then given, followed by a review of the theory of resonance reactions as applied to them. Special attention is given to effective range and quantum defect methods, and to Fano's configuration interaction theory. Theoretical results for line positions, shapes and widths are compared with experimental data and the need for more angular distribution data is emphasized.     

Quantum kinetic theory of polyatomic gases

A review is given of the kinetic theory of polyatomic gases as based on the quantum mechanical Waldmann-Snider kinetic equation. The transport properties in the Navier-Stokes and Burnett regimes and their dependence on external electric and magnetic fields (Senftleben and Senftleben-Beenakker effects) as well as flow and heat-flow birefringence are discussed for gases consisting of linear, spherical top and symmetric top molecules. The relaxation phenomena associated with sound propagation, Rayleigh-Brillouin, depolarized Rayleigh and Raman light scattering are considered in some detail as well as nuclear magnetic and electron spin relaxation and pressure broadening of microwave spectral lines. Finally an overview is given of the quantum mechanical methods for the quantitative calculation of all these phenomena from the nonspherical intermolecular potential.     

New Semiclassical and Numerical Approaches to Locate Zeros of Wave Functions Asiri Nanayakkara

A new semiclassical method is presented for evaluating zeros of wave functions. In this method, locating zeros of the wave functions of Schrodinger equation is converted to finding roots of a polynomial. The coefficients of this polynomial are evaluated using WKB and semi quantum action variable methods. For certain potentials WKB expressions for moments are obtained exactly. Almost explicit formulae for moments are obtained for the potential V (x) = xN. Examples are given to illustrate both methods. Using semi quantum action variable method, complex zeros of the wave functions of the PT symmetric complex system V(x) = x4 iAx are obtained. These zeros exhibit complex version of interlacing.     

New Semiclassical and Numerical Approaches to Locate Zeros of Wave Functions

A new semiclassical method is presented for evaluating zeros of wave functions. In this method, locating zeros of the wave functions of Schrodinger equation is converted to finding roots of a polynomial. The coefficients of this polynomial are evaluated using WKB and semi quantum action variable methods. For certain potentials WKB expressions for moments are obtained exactly. Almost explicit formulae for moments are obtained for the potential V(x)=x^N. Examples are given to illustrate both methods. Using semi quantum action variable method, complex zeros of the wave functions of the PT symmetric complex system V(x)=x^4 iAx are obtained. These zeros exhibit complex version of in terlacing.     

Spontaneous symmetry breaking in quantum many-body systems (A solid-state physicist’s view of Goldstone’s theorem and all that)

The concept of spontaneous symmetry breaking arose first in the context of superconductivity, before it became important for elementary particle physics. Starting with its original discovery, a comparison of the workings of the Goldstone mechanism in relativistic quantum fixed theory on the one hand and in quantum statistical mechanics on the other is given. The roles of locality and of long range forces are traced. For condensed matter physics, an approach using functional integral methods and macroscopic order parameter fields, valid near critical points is outlined. A possibly more widely valid approach is also presented, to complete this review of the Goldstone theories in quantum statistical mechanics. Talk delivered at the International Symposium on Theoretical Physics, Bangalore, November 1984.     

构造纠缠目击的一般方法

量子纠缠作为量子通信和量子计算过程中不可缺少的资源,在量子信息领域中有着广泛的应用.如何判定一个给定的量子态是否为纠缠态仍然是一个重要的课题.纠缠目击是一种特殊的自伴算子,它可以用来判断一个量子态是否为纠缠态.本文首先从纠缠目击的定义入手,给出构造纠缠目击的一般方法,证明了当一个可测量A在可分纯态上的最大期望CA严格小于它的最大特征值λ_(max)(A)时,对任何满足条件C_A≤Cλ_(max)(A)的参数C,算子W_C=CI-A都是一个纠缠目击;然后,作为应用得到了利用图态的稳定子构造纠缠目击的一系列方法.     

A formulation of quantum stochastic processes and some of its properties

In an earlier paper by one of us [K.-E. Hellwig (1981)], elements of discrete quantum stochastic processes which arise when the classical probability space is replaced by quantum theory have been considered. In the present paper a general formulation is given and its properties are compared with those of classical stochastic processes. Especially, it is asked whether such processes can be Markovian. An example is given and similarities to methods in quantum statistical thermodynamics are pointed out.     

三能级单量子态控制双向量子隐形传态

采用张量表示和广义三维贝尔基测量的方法,提出了实现三能级单量子态控制双向量子隐形传态的协议.协议中,控制者Carol的量子态为任意广义三维贝尔基.选择六粒子纠缠态作为量子通道,并给出了判断任意六粒子纠缠态能否作为量子通道的必要条件.基于该条件,借助SO(3)群元素的幺正性,选择其任意两个元素作为幺正矩阵,给出了构建量子通道的一般方法.列举了两个具体构建量子通道的例子,其中Alice、Bob、Carol共同作用,进行相应的广义三维贝尔基测量和对应的幺正变换,最终实现了Alice和Bob之间量子态的交换,从而验证了所提协议的可行性.     

Quantenfeldtheorie wechselwirkender Vielteilchensysteme zur semiklassischen Beschreibung von kollektiver Bewegung mit großen Amplituden

By using path integral methods a collective quantum field theory of interacting many-body systems is developed, the classical limit of which is given by the time-dependent mean-field approximation. In this way the mean-field approximation is embedded into the full quantum mechanics and the quantum corrections to the “classical” mean-field approximation can be systematically evaluated. By including the dominant quantum corrections to the mean-field approximation a semiclassical theory of large amplitude collective motions in many-body-systems, which show a highly nonlinear dynamic and are not accessible to perturbation theoretical methods, is derived. The semiclassical theory is developed explicitly for bound states and decay processes like nuclear fission. In the case of bound states this leads to the quantization of the time-dependent Hartree-Fock-Theory, which is demonstrated for a uniform nuclear rotation.     

Quantum theory of transverse galvano-magnetic phenomena

A quantum theory of electrical conduction in crosfsed electric and magnetic fields is given for the limit of very weak scattering. A density matrix formulation of the problem is used, and an arbitrary scattering mechanism is considered. The theory is found to be completely equivalent to theories given earlier by and by and .

Formulae are given for the resistivity in the quantum limit for both longitudinal and transverse orientations of electric field, for degenerate and non-degenerate statistics, and for several different scattering mechanisms. The oscillatory conductivity is calculated for acoustical and ionized-impurity scattering mechanisms. Formulae obtained for the quantum transport effects are in disagreement with the formulae of and of . The discrepancy is attributed to unwarranted approximations in those authors' treatments of scattering.     

A new axiomatization of unified quantum logic

Unified quantum logic which is a propositional logic underlying quantum formalism is given a new much simplified axiomatization. A statistical basis for this propositional logical system is given so as to interpret unified quantum logic as a system of deduction. The soundness and completeness of algebraic semantics are proved. Kripkean and probabilistic semantics are discussed.     

Cyclic Representations of Quantum (Super) Algebras At qp=1

Cyclic representations of quantum (super) algebras are studied at q^p=1 using two methods:the quotient module method and the q-boson realization method.For the quantum algebras associated with any finite dimensional simple Lie algebra the general theory of two methods is given,and is generated to the quantum superalgebra U_qosp(1.2).By constructing the cyclic representation of q-Heisenberg-Wey1 superalgebras the q-boson realization method is generated to construction of cyclic representations of some high-rank quantum superalgebras.     

量子计算与超冷离子

通过介绍量子计算的基本概念和特点，并对比目前人们使用的计算机的计算方式，对于如何利用囚禁在离子阱中的超冷离子进行量子计算作了简要的叙述．     

Non-equilibrium scaling properties of a double quantum dot system: Comparison between perturbative renormalization group and flow equation approach

Since the experimental realization of Kondo physics in quantum dots, its far-from-equilibrium properties have generated considerable theoretical interest. This is due to the interesting interplay of non-equilibrium physics and correlation effects in this model, which has now been analyzed using several new theoretical methods that generalize renormalization techniques to non-equilibrium situations. While very good agreement between these methods has been found for the spin-1/2 Kondo model, it is desirable to have a better understanding of their applicability for more complicated impurity models. In this paper the differences and commons between two such approaches, namely the flow equation method out of equilibrium and the frequency-dependent poor man's scaling approach are presented for the non-equilibrium double quantum dot system. This will turn out to be a particularly suitable testing ground while being experimentally interesting in its own right. An outlook is given on the quantum critical behavior of the double quantum dot system and its accessibility with the two methods.     

Quantum chaos and random matrix theory for fidelity decay in quantum computations with static imperfections

We determine the universal law for fidelity decay in quantum computations of complex dynamics in presence of internal static imperfections in a quantum computer. Our approach is based on random matrix theory applied to quantum computations in presence of imperfections. The theoretical predictions are tested and confirmed in extensive numerical simulations of a quantum algorithm for quantum chaos in the dynamical tent map with up to 18 qubits. The theory developed determines the time scales for reliable quantum computations in absence of the quantum error correction codes. These time scales are related to the Heisenberg time, the Thouless time, and the decay time given by Fermis golden rule which are well-known in the context of mesoscopic systems. The comparison is presented for static imperfection effects and random errors in quantum gates. A new convenient method for the quantum computation of the coarse-grained Wigner function is also proposed.Received: 13 December 2003, Published online: 18 March 2004PACS: 03.67.Lx Quantum computation - 05.45.Pq Numerical simulations of chaotic systems - 05.45.Mt Quantum chaos; semiclassical methods     

Reaction-Diffusion Processes, Critical Dynamics, and Quantum Chains

The master equation describing non-equilibrium one-dimensional problems like diffusion limited reactions or critical dynamics of classical spin systems can be written as a Schrödinger equation in which the wave function is the probability distribution and the Hamiltonian is that of a quantum chain with nearest neighbor interactions. Since many one-dimensional quantum chains are integrable, this opens a new field of applications. At the same time physical intuition and probabilistic methods bring new insight into the understanding of the properties of quantum chains. A simple example is the asymmetric diffusion of several species of particles which leads naturally to Hecke algebras and q-deformed quantum groups. Many other examples are given. Several relevant technical aspects like critical exponents, correlation functions, and finite-size scaling are also discussed in detail.