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Non-Gaussianity and purity in finite dimension
No full textWe address truncated states of continuous variable systems and analyze their statistical
properties numerically by generating random states in finite-dimensional Hilbert spaces.
In particular, we focus to the distribution of purity and non-Gaussianity for dimension
up to d = 21. We found that both quantities are distributed around typical values
with variances that decrease for increasing dimension. Approximate formulas for typical
purity and non-Gaussianity as a function of the dimension are derived
Phase estimation in the presence of phase diffusion: the qubit case
No full textIn this paper we address the estimation of the phase shift imposed on a qubit in the presence of
phase diffusion. We evaluate the ultimate quantum limits to precision and determine optimal
probes and measurements achieving those bounds. We also analyse in detail the performances
of spin measurements and have found that although the corresponding Fisher information
depends on the unknown value of the phase shift, we may still achieve the ultimate bound
using a two-step adaptive method
Optimal feedback control of linear quantum systems in the presence of thermal noise
Full text linkWe study the possibility of taking bosonic systems subject to quadratic Hamiltonians and a noisy thermal environment to nonclassical stationary states by feedback loops based on weak measurements and conditioned linear driving. We derive general analytical upper bounds for the single-mode squeezing and multimode entanglement at steady state, depending only on the Hamiltonian parameters and on the number of thermal excitations of the bath. Our findings show that, rather surprisingly, larger number of thermal excitations in the bath allow for larger steady-state squeezing and entanglement if the efficiency of the optimal continuous measurements conditioning the feedback loop is high enough. We also consider the performance of feedback strategies based on homodyne detection and show that, at variance with the optimal measurements, it degrades with increasing temperature
Etanglement transfer in a multipartite cavity qed open system
No full textWe describe the dynamics of tripartite state mapping and entanglement transfer from qubit-like radiation states to two-level atoms via optical cavity modes. When the entangled radiation is carried to the cavities by single-mode fibers, optimal pure and mixed state transfer is predicted
for perfect mirror transmittance, and entanglement sudden death (and birth) is demonstrated for Werner input states. The general case of multi-mode fiber coupling is also discussed. The dynamics is finally investigated under various dissipative effects
General-dyne unravelling of a thermal master equation
No full textWe analyze the unravelling of the quantum optical master equation at finite temperature due to direct, continuous, general-dyne detection of the environment. We first express the general-dyne Positive Operator Valued Measure (POVM) in terms of the eigenstates of a non-Hermitian operator associated to the general-dyne measurement. Then we derive the stochastic master equation obtained by considering the interaction between the system and a reservoir at thermal equilibrium, which is measured according to the POVM previously determined. Finally, we present a feasible measurement scheme, which reproduces general-dyne detection for any value of the parameter characterizing the stochastic master equation
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
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