Reexamining the Security of Controlled Quantum Secure Direct Communication by Using Four Particle Cluster States

A controlled quantum secure direct communication protocol (Zhang et al. in Int. J. Theor. Phys. 48:2971–2976, 2009) by using four particle cluster states was proposed recently. Yang et al. presented an attack with fake entangled particles (FEP attack) and gave an improvement (Yang et al. in Int. J. Theor. Phys. 50:395–400, 2010). In this paper, we reexamine the protocol’s security and discover that, Bob can also take a different attack, disentanglement attack, to obtain Alice’s secret message without controller’s permission. Moreover, our attack strategy also works for Yang’s improvement.     

The Maxwell Electromagnetic Equations and the Lorentz Type Force Derivation—The Feynman Approach Legacy

R. Feynman’s “heretical” approach (Dyson in Am. J. Phys. 58:209–211, 1990; Dyson in Phys. Today 42(2):32–38, 1989) to deriving the Lorentz force based Maxwell electromagnetic equations is revisited, the its complete legacy is argued both by means of the geometric considerations and its deep relation with the vacuum field theory approach devised (Prykarpatsky et al. in Int. J. Theor. Phys. 49:798–820, 2010; Prykarpatsky et al. in Preprint ICTP, 2008, ). Being completely classical, we reanalyze the Feynman’s derivation from the classical Lagrangian and Hamiltonian points of view and construct its nontrivial relativistic generalization compatible with the vacuum field theory approach.     

Quantum-Gravity Thermodynamics, Incorporating the?Theory of Exactly Soluble Active Stochastic Processes, with Applications

A re-visitation of QFT is first cited, deriving the Feynman integral from the theory of active stochastic processes (Glueck and Hueffler, Phys. Lett. B. 659(1–2):447–451, 2008; Hueffel and Kelnhofer, Phys. Lett. B 588(1–2):145–150, 2004). We factor the lie group “generator” of the inverse wavefunction over an entropy-maximizing basis. Performing term-by-term Ito-integration leads us to an analytical, evaluable trajectory for a charged particle in an arbitrary field given a Maximum-Entropy distribution. We generalize this formula to many-body electrodynamics. In theory, it is capable of predicting plasma’s thermodynamic properties from ionic spectral data and thermodynamic and optical distributions. Blessed with the absence of certain limitations (e.g., renormalization) strongly present in competing formalisms and the incorporation of research related to many different phenomena, we outline a candidate quantum gravity theory based on these developments.     

Turbulence. 1. Phase manifolds of turbulent dynamics

A full version of author’s concept [1] of the developed spatially inhomogeneous chaos and turbulence is presented. A model of the structure of turbulent motion phase space is suggested. Cases when the developed turbulence follows the Euler hydromechanical paradigm or falls outside of its scope are discussed. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 3, pp. 84–90, March, 2009.     

Plane Symmetric Perfect Fluid in Scale Invariant Theory

Field equations of Wesson’s (Wesson in Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 197:157, 1981) scale invariant theory are obtained, with the aid of a plane symmetric metric in the presence of perfect fluid distribution. Model corresponding to stiff fluid is constructed and discussed. It is found that the model admits a big bang like singularity at initial epoch. Moreover, the shape of the universe remains unchanged during evolution.     

Comment on “Quantum Key Distribution and Quantum Authentication Based on Entangled State”

Shi et al. (Phys. Lett. A 281:83–87, 2001) proposed a scheme which allows simultaneous realization of quantum key distribution and quantum authentication. However, this study points out a weakness in Shi et al.’s scheme, in which a malicious user can impersonate a legitimate participant without being detected. Furthermore, an improved scheme is proposed to avoid this weakness.     

Eavesdropping and Improvement to Multiparty Quantum Secret Sharing with Collective Eavesdropping-Check

Because quantum devices are expensive, quantum secret sharing protocols with collective eavesdropping-check are more efficient and easier to realize than protocols employing step-by-step detection. In a recent paper (Lin et al. in Opt. Commun. 282:4455, 2009), put forward a quantum secret sharing protocol with collective eavesdropping-check. However, Gao found the four-party protocol of Lin et al. is insecure in the sense that two dishonest agents may collaborate to eavesdrop half of Alice’s secret without introducing any error (Gao in Opt. Commun. 283:2997, 2010). We point that there is a grievous mistake in Gao’s attack strategy and the two agents can only get one eighth of, not half of, Alice’s secret. In this paper, we study the properties of entanglement swapping and improve Gao’s eavesdropping strategy so that two dishonest agents can get all of Alice’s secret. Also we improve Lin et al.’s quantum secret sharing protocol against such attack.     

Frame Independent Nonlocality for Three Qubit State

Bell’s inequality is investigated for the three qubit GHZ state in relativistic regime. Two different relativistic spin operator are considered. One of them is defined by Lee and Ee (New J. Phys. 6:67, 2004). and the other which is the Pauli-Lubanski pseudovector used by Kim and Son (Phys. Rev. A 71:014102, 2005). It is shown that for both spin operator Bell’s inequality is still maximally violated in a Lorentz-boosted frame.     

On Consistency of the Quantum-Like Representation Algorithm

In this paper we continue to study so-called “inverse Born’s rule problem”: to construct a representation of probabilistic data of any origin by a complex probability amplitude which matches Born’s rule. The corresponding algorithm—quantum-like representation algorithm (QLRA)—was recently proposed by A. Khrennikov (Found. Phys. 35(10):1655–1693, 2005; Physica E 29:226–236, 2005; Dokl. Akad. Nauk 404(1):33–36, 2005; J. Math. Phys. 46(6):062111–062124, 2005; Europhys. Lett. 69(5):678–684, 2005). Formally QLRA depends on the order of conditioning. For two observables (of any origin, e.g., physical or biological) a and b, b|a- and a|b conditional probabilities produce two representations, say in Hilbert spaces H ^b|a and H ^a|b . In this paper we prove that under “natural assumptions” (which hold, e.g., for quantum observables represented by operators with nondegenerate spectra) these two representations are unitary equivalent. This result proves the consistency of QLRA.     

FRW Cosmological Solution in Self Creation Theory

In this paper, we have investigated spatially homogeneous isotropic Friedman-Robertson-Walker cosmological model with bulk viscosity and zero-mass scalar field in the frame work of Barber’s second self-creation theory (Gen. Relativ. Gravit. 14:117, 1982). The cosmological models are obtained with the help of the special law of variation for Hubble’s parameter proposed by Bermann (Nuovo Cimento B 74:182, 1983) and power law relation. Some physical properties of the models are also discussed.     

Simulation of Shock Wave Diffraction over 90° Sharp Corner in Gases of Arbitrary Statistics

The unsteady shock wave diffraction over a 90° sharp corner in gases of arbitrary particle statistics is simulated using an accurate and direct algorithm for solving the semiclassical Boltzmann equation with relaxation time approximation in phase space. The numerical method is based on the usage of discrete ordinate method for discretizing the velocity space of the distribution function; whereas a second order accurate TVD scheme (Harten in J. Comput. Phys. 49(3):357–393, 1983) with Van Leer’s limiter (J. Comput. Phys. 32(1):101–136, 1979) is used for evolving the solution in physical space and time. The specular reflection surface boundary condition is assumed. The complete diffraction patterns are recorded using various flow property contours. Different range of relaxation times approximately corresponding to continuum, slip and transitional regimes are considered and the equilibrium Euler limit solution is also computed for comparison. The effects of gas particles that obey the Maxwell-Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics are examined and depicted.     

The Mean-Field Limit for a Regularized Vlasov-Maxwell Dynamics

The present work establishes the mean-field limit of a N-particle system towards a regularized variant of the relativistic Vlasov-Maxwell system, following the work of Braun-Hepp [Commun Math Phys 56:101–113, 1977] and Dobrushin [Func Anal Appl 13:115–123, 1979] for the Vlasov-Poisson system. The main ingredients in the analysis of this system are (a) a kinetic formulation of the Maxwell equations in terms of a distribution of electromagnetic potential in the momentum variable, (b) a regularization procedure for which an analogue of the total energy—i.e. the kinetic energy of the particles plus the energy of the electromagnetic field—is conserved and (c) an analogue of Dobrushin’s stability estimate for the Monge-Kantorovich-Rubinstein distance between two solutions of the regularized Vlasov-Poisson dynamics adapted to retarded potentials.     

Generalized Jarzynski’s Equality of Inhomogeneous Multidimensional Diffusion Processes

Applying the well-known Feynman-Kac formula of inhomogeneous case, an interesting and rigorous mathematical proof of generalized Jarzynski’s equality of inhomogeneous multidimensional diffusion processes is presented, followed by an extension of the second law of thermodynamics. Then, we explain its physical meaning and applications, extending Hummer and Szabo’s work (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 98(7):3658–3661, [2001]) and Hatano-Sasa equality of steady state thermodynamics (Phys. Rev. Lett. 86:3463–3466, [2001]) to the general multidimensional case.     

A Cosmological Model with Negative Constant Deceleration Parameter in a General Scalar-Tensor Theory of Gravitation

Spatially homogeneous and anisotropic LRS Bianchi type-I metric is considered in the framework of Nordtvedt-Barker’s general scalar-tensor theory of gravitation when the source for the energy momentum tensor is a perfect fluid. With the help of a special law of variation for Hubble’s parameter proposed by Berman (Nuovo Cim. B. 74:182, 1983) a cosmological model with negative constant deceleration parameter is obtained. Some physical and kinematical properties of the model are also discussed.     

An asymptotic approximation of the Fokker–Planck model of evolution of superthermal ultrarelativistic particles in the presence of interaction scaling

The evolution of a superthermal relict plasma component is studied using a nonequilibrium model of the Universe [1] and a kinetic equation of the Fokker–Planck type [2]. Given is the evidence of two maxima in the distribution of superthermal particles. The first maximum can further evolve into an equilibrium distribution, whereas the second one can result in a high-energy tail of superthermal relict particles. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 2, pp. 87–91, February, 2009.     

A Generalized Representation Formula for Systems of Tensor Wave Equations

In this paper, we generalize the Kirchhoff-Sobolev parametrix of Klainerman and Rodnianski (Hyperbolic Equ. 4(3):401–433, 2007) to systems of tensor wave equations with additional first-order terms. We also present a different derivation, which better highlights that such representation formulas are supported entirely on past null cones. This generalization of (Hyperbolic Equ. 4(3):401–433, 2007) is a key component for extending Klainerman and Rodnianski’s breakdown criterion result for Einstein-vacuum spacetimes in (J. Amer. Math. Soc. 23(2):345–382, 2009) to Einstein-Maxwell and Einstein-Yang-Mills spacetimes.