Simulation of a single collision of two bose-einstein condensates

We propose a method for simulating a single realization of a collision of two Bose-Einstein condensates. Recently [Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 200401 (2005)], we introduced a quantum model of incoherent elastic scattering in a collision of two counterpropagating atomic Gaussian wave packets. Here we show that this model is capable of generating data that can be interpreted as results of a single collisional event. We find a range of parameters, including relative velocity, population, and the size of colliding condensates, where the structure of the halo of scattered atoms in a single realization strongly differs from that averaged over many realizations.     

Two local operators and the BLUE

For a given matrix A, a matrix P such that PA = A is said to be a local identity, and such that P²A = PA is said to be a local idempotent. In the paper, some simple properties of such operators are presented. Their relation to the best linear unbiased estimation in the general Gauss-Markov model is also demonstrated.     

An expedited approach to the vitamin D trans-hydrindane building block from the Hajos dione

Efficient and operationally simple synthesis of the key trans-hydrindane alcohol building block for the synthesis of calicitriol (1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3)) has been developed. Epoxy alcohol prepared almost quantitatively from the Hajos dione was reduced at the quaternary carbon by the Hutchins procedure (NaBH(3)CN-BF(3).Et(2)O). The diol was selectively deoxygenized either using the Barton-McCombie reaction (with Bu(3)SnH-AIBN) or via the respective iodohydrine (with LiAlH(4)). [reaction: see text]     

Aspects of multistation quantum information broadcasting

We study quantum information transmission over multiparty quantum channel. In particular, we show an equivalence of different capacity notions and provide a multiletter characterization of a capacity region for a general quantum channel with k senders and m receivers. We point out natural generalizations to the case of two-way classical communication capacity.     

Some criteria for the existence of invariant measures and asymptotic stability for random dynamical systems on polish spaces

Tomasz Szarek presented interesting criteria for the existence of invariant measures and asymptotic stability of Markov operators on Polish spaces. Hans Crauel in his book presented the theory of random probabilistic measures on Polish spaces showing that notions of compactness and tightness for such measures are in one-to-one correspondence with such notions for non-random measures on Polish spaces, in addition to the criteria under which the space of random measures is itself a Polish space. This result allowed the transfer of results of Szarek to the case of random dynamical systems in the sense of Arnold. These criteria are interesting because they allow to use the existence of simple deterministic Lyapunov type function together with additional conditions to show the existence of invariant measures and asymptotic stability of random dynamical systems on general Polish spaces.     

Adaptive Itô-Taylor algorithm can optimally approximate the Itô integrals of singular functions

We deal with numerical approximation of stochastic Itô integrals of singular functions. We first consider the regular case of integrands belonging to the Hölder class with parameters r and ?. We show that in this case the classical Itô-Taylor algorithm has the optimal error Θ(n^−(r+?)). In the singular case, we consider a class of piecewise regular functions that have continuous derivatives, except for a finite number of unknown singular points. We show that any nonadaptive algorithm cannot efficiently handle such a problem, even in the case of a single singularity. The error of such algorithm is no less than n^{−min{1/2,r+?}}. Therefore, we must turn to adaptive algorithms. We construct the adaptive Itô-Taylor algorithm that, in the case of at most one singularity, has the optimal error O(n^−(r+?)). The best speed of convergence, known for regular functions, is thus preserved. For multiple singularities, we show that any adaptive algorithm has the error Ω(n^{−min{1/2,r+?}}), and this bound is sharp.     

Isosceles-orthogonality preserving property and its stability

For real normed spaces, we consider the class of linear operators, preserving approximately the relation of isosceles-orthogonality. We show some general properties of such mappings. Next, we examine whether an approximately orthogonality preserving mapping admits an approximation by an orthogonality preserving one. In regard to this, we generalize some results obtained earlier for inner product spaces with standard orthogonality relation.     

Tangent-Point Repulsive Potentials for a Class of Non-smooth m-dimensional Sets in ℝ n . Part I: Smoothing and Self-avoidance Effects

We consider repulsive potential energies $\mathcal {E}_{q}(\Sigma)$ , whose integrand measures tangent-point interactions, on a large class of non-smooth m-dimensional sets Σ in ? ⁿ . Finiteness of the energy $\mathcal {E}_{q}(\Sigma)$ has three sorts of effects for the set Σ: topological effects excluding all kinds of (a priori admissible) self-intersections, geometric and measure-theoretic effects, providing large projections of Σ onto suitable m-planes and therefore large m-dimensional Hausdorff measure of Σ within small balls up to a uniformly controlled scale, and finally, regularizing effects culminating in a geometric variant of the Morrey–Sobolev embedding theorem: Any admissible set Σ with finite $\mathcal {E}_{q}$ -energy, for any exponent q>2m, is, in fact, a C ¹-manifold whose tangent planes vary in a Hölder continuous manner with the optimal Hölder exponent μ=1?(2m)/q. Moreover, the patch size of the local C ^1,μ -graph representations is uniformly controlled from below only in terms of the energy value $\mathcal {E}_{q}(\Sigma)$ .