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quant-ph2010

Joint measurements and Svetlichny's inequality

Yang Xiang, Wei Ren

We prove that the Svetlichny's inequality can be derived from the existence of joint measurements and the principle of no-signaling. Then we show that, on the basis of quantum meas…

quant-ph2010★ 12 cited

"Modes of the universe" study of two-photon deterministic, passive quantum logical gates

Julio Gea-Banacloche, Leno M. Pedrotti

We use the "modes of the universe" approach to study a cavity-mediated two-photon logical gate recently proposed by Koshino, Ishizaka and Nakamura. We clarify the relationship betw…

astro-ph.CO2010★ 18 cited

Counts-in-Cylinders in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey with Comparisons to N-body Simulations

Heather D. Berrier, Elizabeth J. Barton, Joel C. Berrier +3

Environmental statistics provide a necessary means of comparing the properties of galaxies in different environments and a vital test of models of galaxy formation within the preva…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2010★ 41 cited

Size effects in multiferroic BiFeO3 nanodots: A first-principles-based study

Wei Ren, L. Bellaiche

An effective Hamiltonian scheme is developed to investigate structural and magnetic properties of BiFeO3 nanodots under short-circuit-like electrical boundary conditions. Various s…

quant-ph2010★ 46 cited

Engineering Biphoton Wave Packets with an Electromagnetically Induced Grating

Jianming Wen, Yanhua Zhai, Shengwang Du +1

We propose to shape biphoton wave packets with an electromagnetically induced grating in a four-level double- cold atomic system. We show that the induced hybrid grating plays a…

math.HO2010★ 6 cited

The Calculus Concept Readiness (CCR) Instrument: Assessing Student Readiness for Calculus

Marilyn Carlson, Bernard Madison, Richard West

The Calculus Concept Readiness (CCR) instrument is based on the broad body of mathematics education research that has revealed major understandings, representational abilities, and…

physics.comp-ph2010★ 7 cited

Influence of rotational instability on the polarization structure of SrTiO3

Yanpeng Yao, Huaxiang Fu

The k-space polarization structure and its strain response in SrTiO3 with rotational instability are studied using a combination of first-principles density functional calculations…

astro-ph.CO2010★ 171 cited

Black Hole Mass Estimates Based on CIV are Consistent with Those Based on the Balmer Lines

R. J. Assef, K. D. Denney, C. S. Kochanek +39

Using a sample of high-redshift lensed quasars from the CASTLES project with observed-frame ultraviolet or optical and near-infrared spectra, we have searched for possible biases b…

astro-ph.CO2010★ 25 cited

Unusual Double-peaked Emission in the SDSS Quasar J093201.60+031858.7

R. Scott Barrows, Claud H. Sandberg Lacy, Daniel Kennefick +2

We examine spectral properties of the SDSS quasar J093201.60+031858.7, in particular the presence of strong blue peaks in the Balmer emission lines offset from the narrow lines by…

cond-mat.str-el2010★ 97 cited

Orbital control in strained ultra-thin LaNiO/LaAlO superlattices

J. W. Freeland, Jian Liu, M. Kareev +5

In pursuit of rational control of orbital polarization, we present a combined experimental and theoretical study of single unit cell superlattices of the correlated metal LaNiO…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2010★ 174 cited

Asymmetric orbital-lattice interactions in ultra-thin correlated oxide films

J. Chakhalian, J. M. Rondinelli, Jian Liu +14

Using resonant X-ray spectroscopies combined with density functional calculations, we find an asymmetric bi-axial strain-induced -orbital response in ultra-thin films of the cor…

cond-mat.mes-hall2010★ 22 cited

Visualizing nanoscale electronic band alignment at the LaCaMnO/Nb:SrTiO interface

TeYu Chien, Jian Liu, Jacques Chakhalian +2

Cross-sectional scanning tunnelling microscopy and spectroscopy (XSTM/S) were used to map out the band alignment across the complex oxide interface of LaCaMnO…

quant-ph2010★ 36 cited

Quantum Interference of Stored Coherent Spin-wave Excitations in a Two-channel Memory

Hai Wang, Shujing Li, Zhongxiao Xu +7

Quantum memories are essential elements in long-distance quantum networks and quantum computation. Significant advances have been achieved in demonstrating relative long-lived sing…

cs.CR2010

Mirage: Mitigating Illicit Inventorying in a RFID Enabled Retail Environment

Jonathan White, Nilanjan Banerjee

Given its low dollar and maintenance cost, RFID is poised to become the enabling technology for inventory control and supply chain management. However, as an outcome of its low cos…

cond-mat.str-el2010★ 30 cited

Optical probe of strong correlations in LaNiO thin films

M. K. Stewart, Jian Liu, R. K. Smith +5

The optical properties of LaNiO thin films are investigated over a wide energy and temperature range. Thin films of varying thickness were epitaxially grown by pulsed laser dep…

cond-mat.str-el2010★ 24 cited

Sub-monolayer nucleation and growth of complex oxide heterostructures at high supersaturation and rapid flux modulation

M. Kareev, S. Prosandeev, Jian Liu +5

We report on the non-trivial nanoscale kinetics of the deposition of novel complex oxide heterostructures composed of a unit-cell thick correlated metal LaNiO3 and dielectric LaAlO…

cond-mat.str-el2010★ 62 cited

Local Electronic and Magnetic Studies of an Artificial La2FeCrO6 Double Perovskite

Benjamin Gray, Ho Nyung Lee, Jian Liu +2

Through the utilization of element-resolved polarized x-ray probes, the electronic and magnetic state of an artificial La2FeCrO6 double perovskite were explored. Applying unit-cell…

math.CV2010

Heat Kernels, Smoothness Estimates and Exponential Decay

Albert Boggess, Andrew Raich

In this article, we establish Gaussian decay for the Box_b-heat kernel on polynomial models in C^2. Our technique attains the exponential decay via a partial Fourier transform. On…

cond-mat.str-el2010★ 110 cited

Strain-mediated metal-insulator transition in epitaxial ultra-thin films of NdNiO3

Jian Liu, M. Kareev, B. Gray +5

We have synthesized epitaxial NdNiO ultra-thin films in a layer-by-layer growth mode under tensile and compressive strain on SrTiO (001) and LaAlO (001), respective…

physics.atom-ph2010

Thomas-forbidden particle capture

John H. Carter, Michael Lieber

At high energies, in particle-capture processes between ions and atoms, classical kinematic requirements show that generally double collision Thomas processes dominate. However, fo…

cond-mat.supr-con2010★ 7 cited

A Triplet Resonance in Superconducting FeSe0.4Te0.6

Wei Bao, A. T. Savici, G. E. Granroth +6

From heavy fermions to cuprates and iron pnictides, a spin resonance is a staple of nearly magnetic superconductors. Possible explanations include a two-particle bound state or los…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2010★ 39 cited

Effect of polar discontinuity on the growth of LaNiO3/LaAlO3 superlattices

Jian Liu, M. Kareev, S. Prosandeev +4

We have conducted a detailed microscopic investigation of [LaNiO3(1 u.c.)/LaAlO3(1 u.c.)]N superlattices grown on (001) SrTiO3 and LaAlO3 to explore the influence of polar mismatch…

quant-ph2010★ 10 cited

Triply-resonant Optical Parametric Oscillator by Four-wave Mixing with Rubidium Vapor inside an Optical Cavity

Xudong Yu, Min Xiao, Jing Zhang

We present an experimental demonstration of simultaneous above-threshold oscillations of the Stokes and anti-Stokes fields together with the single pumping beam with rubidium atoms…