The effect of Dzialoshinski-Moriya(DM)interaction on thermal entanglement of an XY two-qutrit spinchain is investigated.We find that DM interaction and the anisotropy parameter can enhance quantum thermal entanglement...The effect of Dzialoshinski-Moriya(DM)interaction on thermal entanglement of an XY two-qutrit spinchain is investigated.We find that DM interaction and the anisotropy parameter can enhance quantum thermal entanglementto a maximal value individually.However,when both of them take large values,the entanglement is notenhanced,but is destroyed.Our analysis will shed some light on the understanding of the effect of the DM interactionon thermal entanglement of an XY two-qutrit spin chain.展开更多
Heterogeneous networks(HetNets)consisting of macro cells with very large antenna arrays and a secondary tier of small cells with a few antennas each can well tackle the contradiction of large coverage of the network a...Heterogeneous networks(HetNets)consisting of macro cells with very large antenna arrays and a secondary tier of small cells with a few antennas each can well tackle the contradiction of large coverage of the network and high data rate at the hot spots.However,it is not permissible to assign orthogonal pilot sequences for all the supported users due to the large number.Hence,we propose a pilot reduction scheme based on the heterogeneous system configurations and the unique topology of this HetNet.The reusing of pilot sequences causes the presence of the contaminated channel state information(CSI) and results in receivers' Quality of Service(QoS) outage.With the contaminated CSI,we provide an energy-efficient beamforming based on minimizing the total power consumption while keeping the QoS constraints satisfied and restricting the QoS outage probability below a given specification.By applying the approach of Bernstein approximation and semi-definite relaxation,we transform the original intractable chance constrained program to a convex problem conservatively.Numerical results show that the average power consumption of the proposed beamforming for our pilot reduction scheme is close to that of the perfect CSI case.Since our scheme will greatly compress the length of pilot sequence especially for those highly densified network with large number of small cells,it will be crucially helpful to put such two-tier massive multiple-input and multiple-output(MIMO) systems into practice.展开更多
Based on the squeezing mechanism in quantum dots in the presence of uniform magnetic field, we derive the energy shift caused by the non-isotropy of 2-dimensional anisotropic quantum dot. We also study sudden squeezin...Based on the squeezing mechanism in quantum dots in the presence of uniform magnetic field, we derive the energy shift caused by the non-isotropy of 2-dimensional anisotropic quantum dot. We also study sudden squeezing of the size of the quantum dot. The whole discussion is proceeded smoothly by virtue of the entangled state representation.展开更多
Volatility of commodity prices has affected dramatically the coffee industry in recent years, particularly small holder farmers. Differentiation of coffee through certification, such as sustainahility and quality attr...Volatility of commodity prices has affected dramatically the coffee industry in recent years, particularly small holder farmers. Differentiation of coffee through certification, such as sustainahility and quality attributes, has been proposed as a strategy for protection of the farmers against volatility in the international prices. This research paper evaluated three different models to explore the effectiveness of the differentiation strategies in protecting the farmer against price volatility in recent years, focusing on the case of Costa Rica. Evidence showed important differences in the price dynamics over time when comparing three groups of coffee.展开更多
The manuscript deals with the possibility of application of collective behavior of quantum particles to realize the quantum calculation procedure. The above collective behavior is likely resulted from interelectron co...The manuscript deals with the possibility of application of collective behavior of quantum particles to realize the quantum calculation procedure. The above collective behavior is likely resulted from interelectron correlations, characteristic for strongly correlated systems containing atoms with unoccupied 3d-, 4f- and 5f- shells. Among such systems can be the heterospin systems, complexes of paramagnetic ions of transition metals with organic radicals, because for such objects, spin-spin interaction between unpaired electron spins of different paramagnetic centers is typical. To apply the aforementioned possibility for the organization of real quantum calculations, it is necessary to synthesize such paramagnetic molecules (paramagnetic clusters), where the entangled states will be realized naturally by self-organization of atoms incorporated in these molecules, i.e., without additional external effect of q-bits on the system. The specified self-organization may be due to intramolecular processes and, in particular, intramolecular rearrangement called valence tautomerism, which leads to heterogeneous magnetic states, i.e., to phase layering in paramagnetic cluster owing to interelectron correlations. The states realized during the phase layering can be used for coding the digits. Since such states correspond to specific structures of para-magnetic molecule, they can exist as much as long under certain conditions. In turn, it means that the account of the interelectron correlations, which take place in strongly correlated compounds, allows (at least, in principle) one to create elementary quantum bit of the information capable of modeling the elementary logical operations. Creation of a network of such quantum bits combined in a certain sequence should be considered as a practical step on a way to experimental realization of the idea of quantum computer creation. The group consisting of three quantum points can make the basis of quantum computer. In such a gate, quantum points can be connected via the interaction modeled by spin-spin interaction, characteristic for ABX system in NMR spectroscopy. The tunnel effect, which can be easily realized and controlled, can act as an indicator of bonding in such a block. The calculation procedure can be organized assuming that the initial state of the group corresponds to 1. Infringement of such a state indicates to zero (or, on the contrary). Thus, the calculation in the binary system becomes organized. The creation of a network on the basis of combination of such processors in certain sequence should be considered as a practical step on a way to experimental realization of the idea of the quantum computer creation.展开更多
Objective To Investigate stress adaptability of freeze-dried bone allograft.Methods Cortical and cancellous allograft were transplanted to each side of the midshaft diaphyseal ulna in two groups of 28 animals.The left...Objective To Investigate stress adaptability of freeze-dried bone allograft.Methods Cortical and cancellous allograft were transplanted to each side of the midshaft diaphyseal ulna in two groups of 28 animals.The left transplanted allograft was free from fixation and bore a normal physiological lcad,while the right transplanted allograft was protected from loading by a simple external fixator and bore less load.Animals were sacrificed at the 2nd,4th,8th,16th week after transplantation and specimens were taken out for bone histomorphometry studies and analysis of collagen gene expression by in situ Cdna-Mrna hybridization.Results Labeled surface(LS)and bone mineral apposition rate(MAR)of the normally loaded graft-host bone interface were significantly higher than that of the less loaded side at the 4th,8th,16th week after transplantation.Parameters reflecting the internal repair process of the allograft,such as LS in cortical and cancellous bone or MAR in cortical bone of the normally loaded side were significantly higher than those of the less loaded side at the 16th week after transplantation.The result of in situ hybridization indicated that more osteoblast-like cells expressing the type Ⅰ collagen gene were found in the interface or interior of normally loaded grafts.Conclusion The stimulus of physiologic load can accelerate the early union of allograft-host bone interface and later new bone creep substitution to the necrotic allograft.展开更多
Aims Biomass allocation to different organs is a fundamental plant ecophysiological process to better respond to changing environments;yet,it remains poorly understood how patterns of biomass allocation respond to nit...Aims Biomass allocation to different organs is a fundamental plant ecophysiological process to better respond to changing environments;yet,it remains poorly understood how patterns of biomass allocation respond to nitrogen(N)additions across terrestrial ecosystems worldwide.Methods We conducted a meta-analysis using 5474 pairwise observations from 333 articles to assess how N addition affected plant biomass and biomass allocation among different organs.We also tested the'ratio-based optimal partitioning'vs.the'isometric allocation,hypotheses to explain potential N addition effects on biomass allocation.Important Findings We found that(i)N addition significantly increased whole plant biomass and the biomass of different organs,but decreased rootrshoot ratio(RS)and root mass fraction(RMF)while no effects of N addition on leaf mass fraction and stem mass fraction at the global scale;(ii)the effects of N addition on ratio-based biomass allocation were mediated by individual or interactive effects of moderator variables such as experimental conditions,plant functional types,latitudes and rates of N addition and(iii)N addition did not affect allometric relationships among different organs,suggesting that decreases in RS and RMF may result from isometric allocation patterns following increases in whole plant biomass.Despite alteration of ratio-based biomass allocation between root and shoot by N addition,the unaffected allometric scaling relationships among different organs(including root vs.shoot)suggest that plant biomass allocation patterns are more appropriately explained by the isometric allocation hypothesis rather than the optimal partitioning hypothesis.Our findings contribute to better understand N-induced effects on allometric relationships of terrestrial plants,and suggest that these ecophysiological responses should be incorporated into models that aim to predict how terrestrial ecosystems may respond to enhanced N deposition under future global change scenarios.展开更多
The discovery of neutrino oscillation indicates that neutrinos have masses and each flavor state is actually a superposition of three mass states with masses m1,m2,and m3.However,the neutrino oscillation experiments a...The discovery of neutrino oscillation indicates that neutrinos have masses and each flavor state is actually a superposition of three mass states with masses m1,m2,and m3.However,the neutrino oscillation experiments are not able to measure the absolute masses of neutrinos,but can only measure the squared mass differences between the neutrino mass eigenstates—The solar and reactor experiments gave展开更多
The quantum teleportation with the entangled thermai state is investigated based on the completely anisotropie Heisenberg chain in the presence of the externally inhomogeneous magnetic field. The effects of the anisot...The quantum teleportation with the entangled thermai state is investigated based on the completely anisotropie Heisenberg chain in the presence of the externally inhomogeneous magnetic field. The effects of the anisotropy and magnetic field for the quantum fidelity are studied in detail The zero temperature limit and the features of the nonzero temperature for this nonclassical fdelity are obtained. We find that the quantum teleportation demands more stringent conditions than the therma/ entanglement of the resource by investigating the threshold temperature of the thermal concurrence and the criticai temperature of the maximai teleportation fidelity. The useful quantum teleportation should avoid the point of the phase transition of the system and the anisotropy of the chain and the external magnetic field can control the applicability of the resource in the quantum teleportation.展开更多
Spin-orbit coupled Bosonic atoms confined in external potentials open up new avenues for quantumstate manipulation and will contribute to the design and exploration of novel quantum devices.Here we consider a quasi-tw...Spin-orbit coupled Bosonic atoms confined in external potentials open up new avenues for quantumstate manipulation and will contribute to the design and exploration of novel quantum devices.Here we consider a quasi-two-dimensional spin-orbit coupled Bose-Einstein condensate confined in an external harmonic potential,with emphasis on the effects of anisotropic spin-orbit coupling on the equilibrium ground-state structure of such a system.For the cases with spin-orbit coupling solely in x- or y-axis direction,the ground-state structure can develop to the well-known standing wave phase,in which the two components always form an alternative density arrangement.For a two-dimensional anisotropic spin-orbit coupling,the separated lumps first become bend,then form two rows of stripe structure along y direction with further increasing the strength of spin-orbit coupling in x-direction.Furthermore,the distance between these two rows of stripe structure is also investigated in detail.展开更多
基金Supported by the Fund of Anhui Province for Young Teachers under Grant No.2008jq1025zdPartially Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.60573008
文摘The effect of Dzialoshinski-Moriya(DM)interaction on thermal entanglement of an XY two-qutrit spinchain is investigated.We find that DM interaction and the anisotropy parameter can enhance quantum thermal entanglementto a maximal value individually.However,when both of them take large values,the entanglement is notenhanced,but is destroyed.Our analysis will shed some light on the understanding of the effect of the DM interactionon thermal entanglement of an XY two-qutrit spin chain.
基金supported in part by the "863" Program of China No. 2014AA01A704National Natural Science Foundation of China No.61171080
文摘Heterogeneous networks(HetNets)consisting of macro cells with very large antenna arrays and a secondary tier of small cells with a few antennas each can well tackle the contradiction of large coverage of the network and high data rate at the hot spots.However,it is not permissible to assign orthogonal pilot sequences for all the supported users due to the large number.Hence,we propose a pilot reduction scheme based on the heterogeneous system configurations and the unique topology of this HetNet.The reusing of pilot sequences causes the presence of the contaminated channel state information(CSI) and results in receivers' Quality of Service(QoS) outage.With the contaminated CSI,we provide an energy-efficient beamforming based on minimizing the total power consumption while keeping the QoS constraints satisfied and restricting the QoS outage probability below a given specification.By applying the approach of Bernstein approximation and semi-definite relaxation,we transform the original intractable chance constrained program to a convex problem conservatively.Numerical results show that the average power consumption of the proposed beamforming for our pilot reduction scheme is close to that of the perfect CSI case.Since our scheme will greatly compress the length of pilot sequence especially for those highly densified network with large number of small cells,it will be crucially helpful to put such two-tier massive multiple-input and multiple-output(MIMO) systems into practice.
文摘Based on the squeezing mechanism in quantum dots in the presence of uniform magnetic field, we derive the energy shift caused by the non-isotropy of 2-dimensional anisotropic quantum dot. We also study sudden squeezing of the size of the quantum dot. The whole discussion is proceeded smoothly by virtue of the entangled state representation.
文摘Volatility of commodity prices has affected dramatically the coffee industry in recent years, particularly small holder farmers. Differentiation of coffee through certification, such as sustainahility and quality attributes, has been proposed as a strategy for protection of the farmers against volatility in the international prices. This research paper evaluated three different models to explore the effectiveness of the differentiation strategies in protecting the farmer against price volatility in recent years, focusing on the case of Costa Rica. Evidence showed important differences in the price dynamics over time when comparing three groups of coffee.
文摘The manuscript deals with the possibility of application of collective behavior of quantum particles to realize the quantum calculation procedure. The above collective behavior is likely resulted from interelectron correlations, characteristic for strongly correlated systems containing atoms with unoccupied 3d-, 4f- and 5f- shells. Among such systems can be the heterospin systems, complexes of paramagnetic ions of transition metals with organic radicals, because for such objects, spin-spin interaction between unpaired electron spins of different paramagnetic centers is typical. To apply the aforementioned possibility for the organization of real quantum calculations, it is necessary to synthesize such paramagnetic molecules (paramagnetic clusters), where the entangled states will be realized naturally by self-organization of atoms incorporated in these molecules, i.e., without additional external effect of q-bits on the system. The specified self-organization may be due to intramolecular processes and, in particular, intramolecular rearrangement called valence tautomerism, which leads to heterogeneous magnetic states, i.e., to phase layering in paramagnetic cluster owing to interelectron correlations. The states realized during the phase layering can be used for coding the digits. Since such states correspond to specific structures of para-magnetic molecule, they can exist as much as long under certain conditions. In turn, it means that the account of the interelectron correlations, which take place in strongly correlated compounds, allows (at least, in principle) one to create elementary quantum bit of the information capable of modeling the elementary logical operations. Creation of a network of such quantum bits combined in a certain sequence should be considered as a practical step on a way to experimental realization of the idea of quantum computer creation. The group consisting of three quantum points can make the basis of quantum computer. In such a gate, quantum points can be connected via the interaction modeled by spin-spin interaction, characteristic for ABX system in NMR spectroscopy. The tunnel effect, which can be easily realized and controlled, can act as an indicator of bonding in such a block. The calculation procedure can be organized assuming that the initial state of the group corresponds to 1. Infringement of such a state indicates to zero (or, on the contrary). Thus, the calculation in the binary system becomes organized. The creation of a network on the basis of combination of such processors in certain sequence should be considered as a practical step on a way to experimental realization of the idea of the quantum computer creation.
文摘Objective To Investigate stress adaptability of freeze-dried bone allograft.Methods Cortical and cancellous allograft were transplanted to each side of the midshaft diaphyseal ulna in two groups of 28 animals.The left transplanted allograft was free from fixation and bore a normal physiological lcad,while the right transplanted allograft was protected from loading by a simple external fixator and bore less load.Animals were sacrificed at the 2nd,4th,8th,16th week after transplantation and specimens were taken out for bone histomorphometry studies and analysis of collagen gene expression by in situ Cdna-Mrna hybridization.Results Labeled surface(LS)and bone mineral apposition rate(MAR)of the normally loaded graft-host bone interface were significantly higher than that of the less loaded side at the 4th,8th,16th week after transplantation.Parameters reflecting the internal repair process of the allograft,such as LS in cortical and cancellous bone or MAR in cortical bone of the normally loaded side were significantly higher than those of the less loaded side at the 16th week after transplantation.The result of in situ hybridization indicated that more osteoblast-like cells expressing the type Ⅰ collagen gene were found in the interface or interior of normally loaded grafts.Conclusion The stimulus of physiologic load can accelerate the early union of allograft-host bone interface and later new bone creep substitution to the necrotic allograft.
基金This research was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31922052,31800373,32022056 and 31800521).
文摘Aims Biomass allocation to different organs is a fundamental plant ecophysiological process to better respond to changing environments;yet,it remains poorly understood how patterns of biomass allocation respond to nitrogen(N)additions across terrestrial ecosystems worldwide.Methods We conducted a meta-analysis using 5474 pairwise observations from 333 articles to assess how N addition affected plant biomass and biomass allocation among different organs.We also tested the'ratio-based optimal partitioning'vs.the'isometric allocation,hypotheses to explain potential N addition effects on biomass allocation.Important Findings We found that(i)N addition significantly increased whole plant biomass and the biomass of different organs,but decreased rootrshoot ratio(RS)and root mass fraction(RMF)while no effects of N addition on leaf mass fraction and stem mass fraction at the global scale;(ii)the effects of N addition on ratio-based biomass allocation were mediated by individual or interactive effects of moderator variables such as experimental conditions,plant functional types,latitudes and rates of N addition and(iii)N addition did not affect allometric relationships among different organs,suggesting that decreases in RS and RMF may result from isometric allocation patterns following increases in whole plant biomass.Despite alteration of ratio-based biomass allocation between root and shoot by N addition,the unaffected allometric scaling relationships among different organs(including root vs.shoot)suggest that plant biomass allocation patterns are more appropriately explained by the isometric allocation hypothesis rather than the optimal partitioning hypothesis.Our findings contribute to better understand N-induced effects on allometric relationships of terrestrial plants,and suggest that these ecophysiological responses should be incorporated into models that aim to predict how terrestrial ecosystems may respond to enhanced N deposition under future global change scenarios.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11522540, and 11690021)the Top-Notch Young Talents Program of China, and the Provincial Department of Education of Liaoning (Grant No. L2012087)
文摘The discovery of neutrino oscillation indicates that neutrinos have masses and each flavor state is actually a superposition of three mass states with masses m1,m2,and m3.However,the neutrino oscillation experiments are not able to measure the absolute masses of neutrinos,but can only measure the squared mass differences between the neutrino mass eigenstates—The solar and reactor experiments gave
基金Supported by the Special Research Fund Provided by the Chonnam National University
文摘The quantum teleportation with the entangled thermai state is investigated based on the completely anisotropie Heisenberg chain in the presence of the externally inhomogeneous magnetic field. The effects of the anisotropy and magnetic field for the quantum fidelity are studied in detail The zero temperature limit and the features of the nonzero temperature for this nonclassical fdelity are obtained. We find that the quantum teleportation demands more stringent conditions than the therma/ entanglement of the resource by investigating the threshold temperature of the thermal concurrence and the criticai temperature of the maximai teleportation fidelity. The useful quantum teleportation should avoid the point of the phase transition of the system and the anisotropy of the chain and the external magnetic field can control the applicability of the resource in the quantum teleportation.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.61361002the Applied Fundamental Research Projects of Yunnan Province under Grant No.2013FZ121
文摘Spin-orbit coupled Bosonic atoms confined in external potentials open up new avenues for quantumstate manipulation and will contribute to the design and exploration of novel quantum devices.Here we consider a quasi-two-dimensional spin-orbit coupled Bose-Einstein condensate confined in an external harmonic potential,with emphasis on the effects of anisotropic spin-orbit coupling on the equilibrium ground-state structure of such a system.For the cases with spin-orbit coupling solely in x- or y-axis direction,the ground-state structure can develop to the well-known standing wave phase,in which the two components always form an alternative density arrangement.For a two-dimensional anisotropic spin-orbit coupling,the separated lumps first become bend,then form two rows of stripe structure along y direction with further increasing the strength of spin-orbit coupling in x-direction.Furthermore,the distance between these two rows of stripe structure is also investigated in detail.