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P. K. Panigrahi

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Non-destructive Orthonormal State Discrimination

We provide explicit quantum circuits for the non-destructive deterministic discrimination of Bell states in the Hilbert space $C^{d^{n}}$, where $d$ is qudit dimension. We discuss a method for generalizing this to non-destructive measurements on any set of orthogonal states distributed among $n$ parties. From the practical viewpoint, we show that such non-destructive measurements can help lower quantum communication complexity under certain conditions.

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Bound States and Band Structure - a Unified Treatment through the Quantum Hamilton - Jacobi Approach

We analyze the Scarf potential, which exhibits both discrete energy bound states and energy bands, through the quantum Hamilton-Jacobi approach. The singularity structure and the boundary conditions in the above approach, naturally isolate the bound and periodic states, once the problem is mapped to the zero energy sector of another quasi-exactly solvable quantum problem. The energy eigenvalues are obtained without having to solve for the corresponding eigenfunctions explicitly. We also demonstrate how to find the eigenfunctions through this method.

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Bound State Wave Functions through the Quantum Hamilton - Jacobi Formalism

The bound state wave functions for a wide class of exactly solvable potentials are found utilizing the quantum Hamilton-Jacobi formalism. It is shown that, exploiting the singularity structure of the quantum momentum function, until now used only for obtaining the bound state energies, one can straightforwardly find both the eigenvalues and the corresponding eigenfunctions. After demonstrating the working of this approach through a number of solvable examples, we consider Hamiltonians, which exhibit broken and unbroken phases of supersymmetry. The natural emergence of the eigenspectra and the wave functions, in both the unbroken and the algebraically non-trivial broken phase, demonstrates the utility of this formalism.

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Periodic Quasi - Exactly Solvable Models

Various quasi-exact solvability conditions, involving the parameters of the periodic associated Lam{é} potential, are shown to emerge naturally in the quantum Hamilton-Jacobi approach. It is found that, the intrinsic nonlinearity of the Riccati type quantum Hamilton-Jacobi equation is primarily responsible for the surprisingly large number of allowed solvability conditions in the associated Lam{é} case. We also study the singularity structure of the quantum momentum function, which yields the band edge eigenvalues and eigenfunctions.

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Calculation of Band Edge Eigenfunctions and Eigenvalues of Periodic Potentials through the Quantum Hamilton - Jacobi Formalism

We obtain the band edge eigenfunctions and the eigenvalues of solvable periodic potentials using the quantum Hamilton - Jacobi formalism. The potentials studied here are the Lam{é} and the associated Lam{é} which belong to the class of elliptic potentials. The formalism requires an assumption about the singularity structure of the quantum momentum function $p$, which satisfies the Riccati type quantum Hamilton - Jacobi equation, $ p^{2} -i \hbar \frac{d}{dx}p = 2m(E- V(x))$ in the complex $x$ plane. Essential use is made of suitable conformal transformations, which leads to the eigenvalues and the eigenfunctions corresponding to the band edges in a simple and straightforward manner. Our study reveals interesting features about the singularity structure of $p$, responsible in yielding the band edge eigenfunctions and eigenvalues.

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Existence of superposition solutions for pulse propagation in nonlinear resonant media

Existence of self-similar, superposed pulse-train solutions of the nonlinear, coupled Maxwell-Schrödinger equations, with the frequencies controlled by the oscillator strengths of the transitions, is established. Some of these excitations are specific to the resonant media, with energy levels in the configurations of $Λ$ and $N$ and arise because of the interference effects of cnoidal waves, as evidenced from some recently discovered identities involving the Jacobian elliptic functions. Interestingly, these excitations also admit a dual interpretation as single pulse-trains, with widely different amplitudes, which can lead to substantially different field intensities and population densities in different atomic levels.

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Coherent States: A General Approach

A general procedure for constructing coherent states, which are eigenstates of annihilation operators, related to quantum mechanical potential problems, is presented. These coherent states, by construction are not potential specific and rely on the properties of the orthogonal polynomials, for their derivation. The information about a given quantum mechanical potential enters into these states, through the orthogonal polynomials associated with it and also through its ground state wave function. The time evolution of some of these states exhibit fractional revivals, having relevance to the factorization problem.

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Development of an approximation scheme for quasi-exactly solvable double-well potentials

We make use of a recently developed method to, not only obtain the exactly known eigenstates and eigenvalues of a number of quasi-exactly solvable Hamiltonians, but also construct a convergent approximation scheme for locating those levels, not amenable to analytical treatments. The fact that, the above method yields an expansion of the wave functions in terms of corresponding energies, enables one to treat energy as a variational parameter, which can be effectively used for the identification of the eigenstates. It is particularly useful for the quasi-exactly solvable systems, where the ground state is known and a number of eigenstates are bounded, both below and above. The efficacy of the procedure is illustrated by obtaining, the low-lying excited states of a prototypical double-well potential, where the conventional techniques are not very reliable. Our approach yields the approximate eigenfunctions and eigenvalues, whose accuracy can be improved to any desired level, in a controlled manner. Comparing the present results with those of an independent numerical method, it was found that, the first few terms in our approximate solutions are enough to yield the excited state eigenvalues, accurate upto the third place of the decimal.

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Coherent States of Non-Linear Algebras:Application to Quantum Optics

We present a general unified approach for finding the coherent states of polynomially deformed algebras such as the quadratic and Higgs algebras, which are relevant for various multiphoton processes in quantum optics. We give a general procedure to map these deformed algebras to appropriate Lie algebras. This is used, for the non compact cases, to obtain the annihilation operator coherent states, by finding the canonical conjugates of these operators. Generalized coherent states, in the Perelomov sense also follow from this construction. This allows us to explicitly construct coherent states associated with various quantum optical systems.

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Coherent States of Non-Linear Lie algebras: Application in Quantum Optics

We present a general unified approach for finding the coherent states of polynomially deformed algebras such as the quadratic and Higgs algebras, which are relevant for various multiphoton processes in quantum optics. We give a general procedure to map these deformed algebras to appropriate Lie algebras. This is used, for the non compact cases, to obtain the annihilation operator coherent states, by finding the canonical conjugates of these operators. Generalized coherent states, in the Perelomov sense also follow from this construction. This allows us to explicitly construct coherent states associated with various quantum optical systems.

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Coherent States for the Deformed Algebras

We provide a unified approach for finding the coherent states of various deformed algebras, including quadratic, Higgs and q-deformed algebras, which are relevant for many physical problems. For the non-compact cases, coherent states, which are the eigenstates of the respective annihilation operators, are constructed by finding the canonical conjugates of these operators. We give a general procedure to map these deformed algebras to appropriate Lie algebras. Generalized coherent states, in the Perelomov sense, follow from this construction.

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Quantum Hamilton-Jacobi formalism and the bound state spectra

It is well known in classical mechanics that, the frequencies of a periodic system can be obtained rather easily through the action variable, without completely solving the equation of motion. The equivalent quantum action variable appearing in the quantum Hamilton-Jacobi formalism, can, analogously provide the energy eigenvalues of a bound state problem, without having to solve the corresponding Schrödinger equation explicitly. This elegant and useful method is elucidated here in the context of some known and not so well known solvable potentials. It is also shown, how this method provides an understanding, as to why approximate quantization schemes such as ordinary and supersymmetric WKB, can give exact answers for certain potentials.

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On Exactness Of The Supersymmetric WKB Approximation Scheme

Exactness of the lowest order supersymmetric WKB (SWKB) quantization condition $\int^{x_2}_{x_1} \sqrt{E-ω^2(x)} dx = n \hbar π$, for certain potentials, is examined, using complex integration technique. Comparison of the above scheme with a similar, but {\it exact} quantization condition, $\oint_c p(x,E) dx = 2πn \hbar$, originating from the quantum Hamilton-Jacobi formalism reveals that, the locations and the residues of the poles that contribute to these integrals match identically, for both of these cases. As these poles completely determine the eigenvalues in these two cases, the exactness of the SWKB for these potentials is accounted for. Three non-exact cases are also analysed; the origin of this non-exactness is shown to be due the presence of additional singularities in $\sqrt{E-ω^2(x)}$, like branch cuts in the $x-$plane.

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Planar Superconductivity via Kosterlitz-Thouless mechanism

The phase structure of a $(2+1)$ - dimensional model of relativistic fermions with a four fermi interaction is analyzed in the strong coupling regime using the large $N$ perturbation theory. It is shown that, this model exhibits a low temperature superconducting phase due to the vortex-anti vortex binding via Kosterlitz-Thouless mechanism. Above a critical temperature, vortices unbind and superconductivity is destroyed; at a still higher temperature the vacuum expectation value of a neutral order parameter vanishes. The ground state respects parity and time reversal symmetries.

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Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking and the Renormalization of the Chern-Simons Term

We calculate the one-loop perturbative correction to the coefficient of the \cs term in non-abelian gauge theory in the presence of Higgs fields, with a variety of symmetry-breaking structures. In the case of a residual $U(1)$ symmetry, radiative corrections do not change the coefficient of the \cs term. In the case of an unbroken non-abelian subgroup, the coefficient of the relevant \cs term (suitably normalized) attains an integral correction, as required for consistency of the quantum theory. Interestingly, this coefficient arises purely from the unbroken non-abelian sector in question; the orthogonal sector makes no contribution. This implies that the coefficient of the \cs term is a discontinuous function over the phase diagram of the theory.

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Induced $B\wedge F$ term and photon mass generation in 3+1 dimensions

Analysing a 3+1 dimensional model with four-Fermi interactions, we show that topological $\BF$ terms (both abelian and non-abelian) can be induced radiatively by massive fermions at the one-loop level. It is further pointed out that a mechanism of photon (or non-abelian gauge field) mass generation distinct from the usual Higgs mechanism, through the $\BF$ term, is also implemented in the long-distance effective action of this model, provided a gap equation is satisfied.

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