In [1] and [2] we defined new invariants of both bipartite and multipartite quantum systems under local unitary transformations via algebraic-geometry of determinantal varieties, and gave a new separability criterion based on our new invariants. The purpose of this note is to show how Schmidt number of pure states in bipartite systems, a classical invariant, can be read out from algebraic-geome...

Markov games are a framework which formalises n-agent reinforcement learning. For instance, Littman proposed the minimax-Q algorithm to model two-agent zero-sum problems. This paper proposes a new simple algorithm in this framework, QL2, and compares it to several standard algorithms (Q-learning, Minimax and minimax-Q). Experiments show that QL2 converges to optimal mixed policies, as minimax-Q...

this is a comprehensive review of the recent progresses made in the field of zeolite membranes. it describes zeolitic materials and methods of membrane fabrication, followed by a summary of applications for gas separation, pervaporation and separation of liquid mixtures. special attention is called to polymer mixed matrix membranes (mmms) and membranes based on metal organic frame works (mofs)....

We investigated the effect of cholesterol feeding on plasma cholesterol concentrations, hepatic activities and mRNA levels of HMG-CoA reductase and cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase and hepatic LDL receptor function and mRNA levels in 23 New Zealand White (NZW) and 17 Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic (WHHL) rabbits. Plasma cholesterol concentrations were 9.9 times greater in WHHL than NZW rabbit...

the effect of feeding silage of leaf and stem of banana tree with waste date palm on feed intake, microbial protein synthesis and blood parameters using four adult rams in a change- over design with four 21-days period were examined. eighty five kg leaf and stem of banana tree with 15 kg of waste date palm were mixed together and ensiled for 45 days. chemical composition and sensory evaluation ...

Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) are in growing attention in recent power systems because of their paramount abilities in state estimation. PMUs are placed in existing power systems where there are already installed conventional measurements, which can be helpful if they are considered in PMU optimal placement. In this paper, a method is proposed for optimal placement of PMUs incorporating conve...

the behaviour of power transformers is very like to ideal ones. their characteristic matrices can not be determined directly, because the elements of the characteristic matrices are either close to infinity or zero. on the other hand, strong coupling between two transformer windings causes the determinant of these matrices to become zero. therefore, conversion of these matrices to each other wi...

Mixed-integer polynomial programming (MIPP) problems are one class of mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) problems where objective function and constraints are restricted to the polynomial functions. Although the MINLP problem is NP-hard, in special cases such as MIPP problems, an efficient algorithm can be extended to solve it. In this research, we propose an algorit...