Dynamics of quantum discord in a two-qubit system under classical noise

We study the quantum discord dynamics of two noninteracting qubits that are, respectively, subject to classical noise. The results show that the dynamics of quantum discord are dependent on both the coupling between the qubits and classical noise, and the average switching rate of the classical noise. In the weak-coupling Markovian region, quantum discord exhibits exponent decay without revival, and can be well protected by increasing the average classical noise switching rate. While in the strong-coupling non-Markovian region, quantum discord reveals slowly decayed oscillations with quick revival by decreasing the average switching rate of the classical noise. Thus, our results provide a new method of protecting quantum discord in a two-qubit system by controlling the coupling between the qubits and classical noise, and the average switching rate of the classical noise.     

Conditional probabilities with a quantal and a kolmogorovian limit

We give a definition for the conditional probability that is applicable to quantum situations as well as classical ones. We show that the application of this definition to a two-dimensional probabilistic model, known as the epsilon model, allows one to evolve continuously from the quantum mechanical probabilities to the classical ones. Between the classical and the quantum mechanical, we identify a region that is neither classical nor quantum mechanical, thus emphasizing the need for a probabilistic theory that allows for a broader spectrum of probabilities.     

玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚系统的量子Fisher信息与混沌

量子Fisher信息作为经典Fisher信息的自然推广,与量子信息中的纠缠判断具有密切联系.在表现为典型量子混沌特征的受击两分量玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚系统中,研究了与经典相空间对应的纠缠和量子Fisher信息动力学性质. 结果表明,初次撞击后的系统量子态是纠缠的,与初态所处相空间中的混乱程度无关.而量子Fisher信息的动力学演化对系统初态非常敏感,当初态处于混沌区域时,量子Fisher信息值比初态处于规则区域时大.利用这种较好的量子-经典对应关系,得到量子Fisher信息可以刻画量子混沌的结论. 关键词： 量子Fisher信息 玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚 量子混沌 量子-经典对应     

The Weyl representation in classical and quantum mechanics

The position representation of the evolution operator in quantum mechanics is analogous to the generating function formalism of classical mechanics. Similarly, the Weyl representation is connected to new generating functions described by chords and centres in phase space. Both classical and quantal theories relie on the group of translations and reflections through a point in phase space. The composition of small time evolutions leads to new versions of the classical variational principle and to path integrals in quantum mechanics. The strong resemblance between the two theories allows a clear derivation of the semiclassical limit in which observables evolve classically in the Weyl representation. The restriction of the motion to the energy shell in classical mechanics is the basis for a full review of the semiclassical Wigner function and the theory of scars of periodic orbits. By embedding the theory of scars in a fully uniform approximation, it is shown that the region in which the scar contribution is oscillatory is separated from a decaying region by a caustic that touches the shell along the periodic orbit and widens quadratically within the energy shell.     

Spin dynamics in a dissipative environment: from quantal to classical

We address the problem of spin dynamics in the presence of a thermal bath, by solving exactly the appropriate quantum master equations with continued-fraction methods. The crossover region between the quantum and classical domains is studied by increasing the spin value , and the asymptote for the classical absorption spectra is eventually recovered. Along with the recognized relevance of the coupling strength, we show the critical role played by the structure of the system-environment interaction in the emergence of classical phenomenology.     

Quantum properties near the instability boundary in optomechanical system

The properties of the system near the instability boundary are very sensitive to external disturbances, which is important for amplifying some physical effects or improving the sensing accuracy. In this paper, the quantum properties near the instability boundary in a simple optomechanical system have been studied by numerical simulation. Calculations show that the transitional region connecting the Gaussian states and the ring states when crossing the boundary is sometimes different from the region centered on the boundary line, but it is more essential. The change of the mechanical Wigner function in the transitional region directly reflects its bifurcation behavior in classical dynamics. Besides, quantum properties, such as mechanical second-order coherence function and optomechanical entanglement, can be used to judge the corresponding bifurcation types and estimate the parameter width and position of the transitional region. The non-Gaussian transitional states exhibit strong entanglement robustness, and the transitional region as a boundary ribbon can be expected to replace the original classical instability boundary line in future applications.     

Classical origins of the Aharonov-Bohm effect

It is shown, in a large variety of manifestations, that the Aharonov—Bohm effect has classical counterparts in aspects concerning energy and momentum balance. No counterexamples are found in the cases considered, although whenever image charges shield the magnetic field region from the electric field of the passing electron the classical momentum effects, while present, would not be observable. Similarly, if the magnetic flux is maintained by superconductors, magnetic shielding will also render the classical energy effect unobservable. Partial shieldings of either type will reduce but not totally eliminate the corresponding observable classical manifestations of these effects.     

Electrostatic mapping of nuclear pairing

The traditional nuclear pairing problem is shown to be in one-to-one correspondence with a classical electrostatic problem in two dimensions. We make use of this analogy in a series of calculations in the tin region, showing that the extremely rich phenomenology that appears in this classical problem can provide interesting new insights into nuclear superconductivity.     

Lorentz-Compton佯谬与一个双赢判决性散射实验设计

通过对“可见光区域是否存在Compton效应”的讨论而进一步深化到经典条件下“光的量子理论能否包含光的经典电磁理论”的实验验证,发现了Lorentz-Compton佯谬,并基于逆Compton散射设计了一个敏感而又可行的双赢判决性散射实验来解决此佯谬。     

Experimental realization of quantum games on a quantum computer

We generalize the quantum prisoner's dilemma to the case where the players share a nonmaximally entangled states. We show that the game exhibits an intriguing structure as a function of the amount of entanglement with two thresholds which separate a classical region, an intermediate region, and a fully quantum region. Furthermore this quantum game is experimentally realized on our nuclear magnetic resonance quantum computer.     

On the classic heat conduction in the chromosphere-corona transition region of the solar atmosphere

The distribution of the temperature versus the thickness in the chromosphere-corona transition region of the solar atmosphere on the assumption that the plasma heating by classical heat flux is balanced by the energy loss by radiation. It is shown that the transition region between the corona and chromosphere is a thin layer, to which, however, a simple collision approximation may be applied.     

Analysis of the mean values and fluctuations in the chaotic maser model

Recently obtained results on the quantum “grid” of mean values of observables in the energy representation for the maser model is here compared with the classical results calculated via the microcanonical mean values using the classical hamiltonian. Our main result is the evidence that such comparison does work for all regimes from regular to chaotic (but not necessarily ergodic). We show evidences that such quantum fluctuation around the classical average depend on the oscillations of the size and the position of the classical stable region merged in the chaotic sea. Also, depending on the choice of the observable being associated to compact phase space (spin) or infinite phase space (boson) the spreading around the mean can become larger or smaller.     

Quantum bound states embedded in a continuum and their classical analogs

We show that both a rigid and a nonrigid dipole can be trapped by an external uniform magnetic field in classical mechanics. The trapped states of a dipole present a nontrivial example of classical bound states embedded in a continuum (BSEC) that can be treated as analogs of quantum BSECs. For example, the classical motion of a dipole is confined to a finite region in space, though there are no classical turning points. We also examine the quantum motion of a dipole in a magnetic field and show that, for the most natural choices of the parameters (the rigid rotating dipole or the one bound by oscillator potential, uniform time-independent magnetic field, etc.), there are no quantum BSEC solutions.     

The cluster expansion for classical and quantum lattice systems

We develop a high-temperature expansion for general lattice systems which can be applied to classical as well as quantum systems. Applying the expansion we prove analyticity of correlation functions, uniqueness of equilibrium states, and cluster properties for classical and quantum lattice systems in the high-temperature region.     

Is Quantum Mechanics Incompatible with Newton’s First Law?

Quantum mechanics (QM) clearly violates Newton’s First Law of Motion (NFLM) in the quantum domain for one of the simplest problems, yielding an effect in a force-free region much like the Aharonov-Bohm effect. In addition, there is an incompatibility between the predictions of QM in the classical limit, and that of classical mechanics (CM) with respect to NFLM. A general argument is made that such a disparity may be found commonly for a wide variety of quantum predictions in the classical limit. Alternatives to the Schrödinger equation are considered that might avoid this problem. The meaning of the classical limit is examined. Critical views regarding QM by Schrödinger, Bohm, Bell, Clauser, and others are presented to provide a more complete perspective.     

量子Turbo码

量子纠错编码技术在量子通信和量子计算领域起着非常重要的作用.构造量子纠错编码的主要方法是借鉴经典纠错编码技术,目前几乎所有经典纠错编码方案都已经被移植到量子领域中来,然而在经典编码领域纠错性能最杰出的Turbo码却至今没有量子对应.提出了一种利用量子寄存器网络构造量子递归系统卷积码的简单实现方案,同时利用量子SWAP门设计了一种高效的量子交织器门组网络方案.最后仿照经典Turbo码的设计原理提出串行级联的量子Turbo码,同时提出了可行的译码方法.量子Turbo码不仅丰富了量子纠错码研究的领域,同时为解释 关键词： 量子递归系统卷积码 量子Turbo码 量子纠错编码 量子信息     

量子Turbo乘积码

量子通信是经典通信和量子力学相结合的一门新兴交叉学科.量子纠错编码是实现量子通信的关键技术之一.构造量子纠错编码的主要方法是借鉴经典纠错编码技术,许多经典的编码技术在量子领域中都可以找到其对应的编码方法.针对经典纠错码中最好码之一的Turbo乘积码,提出一种以新构造的CSS型量子卷积码为稳定子码的量子Turbo乘积码.首先,运用群的理论及稳定子码的基本原理构造出新的CSS型量子卷积码稳定子码生成元,并描述了其编码网络.接着,利用量子置换SWAP门定义推导出量子Turbo乘积码的交织编码矩阵.最后,推导出量子Turbo乘积码的译码迹距离与经典Turbo乘积码的译码距离的对应关系,并提出量子Turbo乘积码的编译码实现方案.这种编译码方法具有高度结构化,设计思路简单,网络易于实施的特点. 关键词： CSS码 量子卷积码 量子Turbo乘积码 量子纠错编码     

Dust-Lower-Hybrid Surface Waves in Classical and Degenerate Plasmas

The dispersion relation for general dust low frequency electrostatic surface waves propagating on an interface between a magnetized dusty plasma region and a vacuum is derived by using specular reflection boundary conditions both in classical and quantum regimes. The frequency limit ω«ω_ci«ω_ce is considered and the dispersion relation for the Dust-Lower-Hybrid Surface Waves (DLHSW's) is derived for both classical and quantum plasma half-space and analyzed numerically. It is shown that the wave behavior changes as the quantum nature of the problem is considered.     

Enhancing teleportation fidelity by means of weak measurements or reversal

The enhancement of teleportation fidelity by weak measurement or quantum measurement reversal is investigated. One qubit of a maximally entangled state undergoes the amplitude damping, and the subsequent application of weak measurement or quantum measurement reversal could improve the teleportation fidelity beyond the classical region. The improvement could not be attributed to the increasing of entanglement, quantum discord, classical correlation or total correlation. We declare that it should be owed to the probabilistic nature of the method.     

The crossover from classical to quantum regime in the problem of the decay of the metastable state

The probability of the decay of the metastable state has been found as a function of viscosity and temperature. At low temperatures, a classical overbarrier transition changes to the quantum tunneling. At low viscosity in classical and transitive semiquantum region of temperatures a depopulation of the distribution function is significant. The distribution function is shown to satisfy the integral kinetic equation, the kernel of which equals the transition probability. The probability of transitions, induced by the red noise, with the frequency comparable to the transition frequency, is found.