海森堡XYZ自旋链系统的热纠缠与局域量子不确定性研究

研究了热平衡温度,自旋交换相互作用,Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya(DM)相互作用及外加非一致性磁场对两比特海森堡XYZ自旋链量子系统的热纠缠与局域量子不确定度的影响,对比分析了并发度量子纠缠与局域量子不确定度描述自旋链系统量子关联的差别.结果表明自旋链系统的量子纠缠在热平衡温度,DM相互作用及外加磁场的非一致性参数的变化情况下均会出现纠缠突然死亡的再生现象,而自旋链系统的局域量子不确定度随着这些参数呈连续变化现象.并且,自旋交换相互作用,DM相互作用及外加横向磁场作用强度较小时,他们的变化对自旋链系统的量子纠缠与局域量子不确定度的影响有着明显的差别.     

石墨炉原子吸收光谱法测定土壤中铅量的测量不确定度评定

通过石墨炉原子吸收光谱法对土壤中的铅量进行了测定,对影响测量结果的不确定度分量进行了量化的计算.从而得出影响铅量测量不确定度的主要因素是测量样品消解液中的铅的质量浓度引起的不确定度.     

Entanglement conditions for four-mode states via the uncertainty relations in conjunction with partial transposition

From the Heisenberg uncertainty relation in conjunction with partial transposition, we derive a class of inequalities for detecting entanglements in four-mode states. The sufficient conditions for bipartite entangled states are presented. We also discuss the generalization of the entanglement conditions via the Schrödinger-Robertson indeterminacy relation, which are in general stronger than those based on the Heisenberg uncertainty relation.     

Evaluation of uncertainty utilising the component by component approach

 This paper reviews the so-called "component by component approach" of evaluating measurement uncertainty. An overview of the evaluation process is given followed by an in-depth discussion of some of the differences between this approach and the approach of utilising validation data. Some of the advantages and disadvantages of using the component by component approach are outlined at the end. Received: 4 August 1999 · Accepted: 11 November 1999     

Karl Menger's contributions to social thought

The work of Karl Menger in social science is briefly surveyed, in particular in the areas of marginal utility and diminishing value, utility, and uncertainty, a logic of imperatives based on deterrence, and a theory of voluntary associations in which cohesive groups are studied combinatorially.     

On the incoherent scattering of an acoustic or electromagnetic wave

A random configuration of objects in space, or a stochastically rough boundary, is considered to scatter an incident acoustic or electromagnetic wave having harmonic time dependencee ^iwt . In the case of a stochastic surface, Beckmann has compared the Kirchhoff solution with his approach, which employs random walk. The latter approach is used to demonstrate the Rayleigh-distributed amplitude of a field scattered by a very rough surface. This demonstration requires the conjecture that large standard deviations in the random phases of the scattered elementary waves result in an incoherent scattered field. Beckmann's conjecture has not been rigorously proven. However, in this paper, incoherence of the scattered field and broad distributions, over many cycles, in the phases of the elementary waves are both shown to be implied by a third condition, which is defined. Furthermore, the random phase of an incoherent field is shown to be statistically independent of its amplitude and uniformly distributed on a 2-rad interval.     

Generalized Uncertainty Principle in a Simple Varying Speed of Light Model

In this paperwewill derive a generalized uncertainty principle (GUP) in a simple varying speed of light (VSL) model. First we will show that VSL is an immediate consequence of GUP. Then, within the framework of a simple VSL model, we will show that GUP can be expressed as a function of cosmological scale factor. This expression gives two main results: uncertainties in position and momentum are actually cosmological models dependent and these uncertainties depend on mass and momentum of the particle under consideration. The relationship between matter content of the Universe and the values of uncertainties in early stages of the evolution of the Universe will be discussed in a mini-superspace approach.     

The generation of stable project plans

This text summarises the PhD thesis that Roel Leus presented to obtain the degree of Doctor in Applied Economics at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, in September 2003. The promotor of the thesis was professor Willy Herroelen. The thesis is written in English and is available from the authors website. The goal of the thesis was to provide recommendations for the detailed scheduling of multi-project organisations, when a certain degree of uncertainty exists about a number of characteristics of the project. Up till now, the majority of the literature on project scheduling has consisted of deterministic models for planning a single project: both the uncertainty aspect as well as the intrinsic difficulty of coordination of a portfolio of projects have been largely ignored.Received: October 2003, MSC classification: 09B35, 90B36     

Traceability without uncertainty: current situation in the pharmaceutical industry

The current situation in the pharmaceutical industry is discussed, when the traceability of measurement (analytical) results to certified values of pharmacopoeial reference standards is required, without evaluating their uncertainties. It is shown that the evaluation of measurement uncertainty is necessary for understanding the level of confidence of the analytical results and their comparability, particularly during preparation and characterisation of the reference standards.Papers published in this section do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Editors, the Editorial Board and the Publisher. Apart from exceptional circumstances, they are not submitted to the usual referee procedure and go essentially unaltered.     

Experimental Study of the Influence of Changes in Load Direction on the Performance of a Crown Bearing

Laboratory tests have been carried out in order to investigate the influence of small changes in load direction on the performance of a steadily loaded hydrodynamic crown journal bearing. Hydrodynamic pressures, temperature distribution on the bush internal surface, shaft temperature, oil flow rate and bush torque were measured for fixed sets of operating conditions, at three different groove locations () with respect to the line of load ( = 0, –30, and +30 degrees). For each groove location quantitative information is provided concerning to the influence of applied load and shaft rotational speed on the performance characteristics. Changing the location of the groove around the load line did affect flow rate, bush torque and maximum hydrodynamic pressure, but only had a slight effect on bush maximum temperature.