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thecouncilofidiots · 22 days ago
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The awkward "I swear I'm not calling you annoying; we're autistic and accidentally picked up that phrase as a vocal stim because of echolalia"...
Friendly reminder that autism isn't The Cute Disorder... because yeah...
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fentrashcat · 6 months ago
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May 15th- June 15th is Tourettes Awareness Month!
I want to try to do something for at least every other day to talk about Tourettes and my experience with it.
⚠️please be aware that each person's experience is different and I can only talk about my own personal experiences⚠️
For today I'm just going to talk about vocabulary, both medical and colloquially.
Gillies de la Tourette's Syndrome- also called Tourettes Syndrome, Tourette disorder, Tourette's disease, or TS- is a tic disorder characterized by the presence of both motor and vocal tics that last a year or longer and are onset before the age of 18.
Tic- which I occasionally call a glitch- is an involuntary sound or movement. They can be motor based (shrugging, head jerks, blinking, ect) or vocal (humming, saying words or phrases, clearing the throat). They can also vary in complexity, for example saying one word vs saying a full phrase.
Prompt- idk how widely used this one is but I personally use it so including it here- is the feeling you might get before a tic. My common tics have different prompt feelings so I can sometimes know what's coming. I don't always get a prompt, and they don't mean I can change what is about to happen, it's just kind of a warning.
Coprolalia- the involuntary use of obscene language. If you only know Tourettes from popular media, this is likely what you know it for. In reality this only affects about 10% of people with Tourette's, though I have seen estimates that go up to 30%.
Echolalia- involuntary repetition of words or phrases spoken by others. I also count mimicking noises under this but there may be a word for that I'm not aware of.
Copropraxia- involuntary obscene gestures
Echopraxia- involuntary repetition/mimicking of movements.
Tic attack- a sudden severe outburst of tics.
That's all I can think of at this moment but I'll try to update if I think of anymore. My asks are open if anyone has questions I will be happy to answer to the best of my ability 😊
Trigger- sets off a tic. Not all tics have triggers but several of mine do, and some of them are very odd, I'll probably talk about my strange triggers tomorrow lol.
Tic shopping- picking up a new tic from someone else who has tics.
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marveloustimestwo · 3 months ago
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Hi! Could I request how (mcu) peter parker would react to a reader with echolalia? I do it because of my autism (tho obviously the reader doesn't have to be if you don't feel comfortable with it) and I could not stop saying that 'dance if you gay bruce' thing last week 💀
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I literally do the same thing, directly because of my autism 💀 Didn't even know it had a label, tbh.
Warnings: Yandere themes, Reader is implied to have autism, and they have echolalia, which is the involuntary repetition of words or phrases spoken by someone else.
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Peter would not be surprised or bothered by this in the slightest.
In the early stages of his obsession when he wanted to learn everything he could about you, he'd clock this particular thing in a second.
The hours he spends around you (with or without you knowing), just idly looking at you, listening to you, will have him catching on to your smallest quirks and habits.
One of those quirks is how you often repeat words or phrases that you hear from the people or things around you.
At first, he might not even have paid any mind to it. He might've even been used to it, having been around you so much that something so simple faded into the background.
As such, it might take you repeating something very obvious or someone else pointing out the habit for him to notice it was a thing.
But when he does realize it, Peter can't help but be very amused, feeling a rush of affection every time it happens.
The fact that it's so absentminded on your part makes it all the better.
He'll absolutely take note of what types of things you repeat the most often, such as repeated words, phrases, and/or memes.
Peter would be especially pleased to hear you repeat something he's said or even something you've heard Spiderman say through videos taken of him.
At times, you two might even get into a loop of repeating the same things to each other, until something or someone else catches your attention.
All in all, Peter finds this very fun and adorable, while also doing a bit of research on it
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my-autism-adhd-blog · 1 year ago
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Hi! My friend recommended your blog as a nice place for some research about Autism.
I've started to notice a few things and question if I could be autistic, but I wasn't able to find enough information about it while researching.
Do you have any info about how to identify autism in adults? It would help a lot 😊
Hi there,
I’ve found some resources. I’ll leave excerpts below. They are a bit long.
Common signs of autism in adults include:
* finding it hard to understand what others are thinking or feeling
* getting very anxious about social situations
* finding it hard to make friends or preferring to be on your own
* seeming blunt, rude or not interested in others without meaning to
* finding it hard to say how you feel
* taking things very literally – for example, you may not understand sarcasm or phrases like "break a leg"
* having the same routine every day and getting very anxious if it changes
Other signs of autism
You may also have other signs, like:
* not understanding social "rules", such as not talking over people
* avoiding eye contact
* getting too close to other people, or getting very upset if someone touches or gets too close to you
* noticing small details, patterns, smells or sounds that others do not
* having a very keen interest in certain subjects or activities
* liking to plan things carefully before doing them
Autism in women and men
Autism can sometimes be different in women and men.
Autistic women may:
* have learned to hide signs of autism to ‘fit in’ - by copying people who don’t have autism
* be quieter and hide their feelings
* appear to cope better with social situations
* show fewer signs of repetitive behaviours
This means it can be harder to tell you're autistic if you're a woman.
Common symptoms of autism in adults include:
* Difficulty interpreting what others are thinking or feeling
* Trouble interpreting facial expressions, body language, or social cues
* Difficulty regulating emotion
* Trouble keeping up a conversation
* Inflection that does not reflect feelings
* Difficulty maintaining the natural give-and-take of a conversation; prone to monologues on a favorite subject
* Tendency to engage in repetitive or routine behaviors
* Only participates in a restricted range of activities
* Strict consistency to daily routines; outbursts when changes occur
* Exhibiting strong, special interests
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is typically a life-long condition, though early diagnosis and treatment can make a tremendous difference.
Autism Symptoms in Adults at Home
Other peoples’ feelings baffle you. You have a collection of figurines on your desk that must be in the same order at all times. These, and other common manifestations of ASD, may be apparent in adults at home:
* Your family members lovingly refer to you as the “eccentric professor” of the family, even though you don’t work in academia.
* You’ve always wanted a best friend, but never found one.
* You often invent your own words and expressions to describe things.
* Even when you’re in a quiet place, like the library, you find yourself making involuntary noises like clearing your throat over and over.
* You follow the same schedule every day of the week, and don’t like unexpected events.
* Expressions like, “Curiosity killed the cat” or “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch” are confusing to you.
* You are always bumping into things and tripping over your own feet.
* In your leisure time, you prefer to play individual games and sports, like golf, where everyone works for themselves instead of working toward a common goal on a team.
Symptoms of ASD vary greatly from person to person based on the severity of the condition. These or similar manifestations of ASD may be apparent at work:
* When you’re having a conversation with your boss, you prefer to look at the wall, her shoes, or anywhere but directly into her eyes.
* Your co-workers say that you speak like a robot.
* Each item on your desk has a special place, and you don’t like when the cleaning company rearranges it to dust.
* You are really good at math, or software coding, but struggle to succeed in other areas.
* You talk to your co-workers the same way you talk with your family and friends.
* During meetings, you find yourself making involuntary noises, like clearing your throat over and over.
* When talking with your boss, you have difficulty telling if he is happy with your performance or mad at you.
In addition, autistic individuals may exhibit extraordinary talents in visual skills, music, math, and art. And roughly 40 percent of autistic individuals have average or above-average intelligence.
Some of the characteristics that adults with an autism diagnosis commonly report, include:
Communication
You may:
* Find joining in conversation difficult.
* Speak in a flat, monotone voice, or not speak.
* Have trouble relating to other people’s thoughts or emotions.
* Use repetitive language.
* Find it hard to read someone’s body language and emotions.
* Find that others don’t understand how you are feeling and say that “it is hard to know what you are thinking”.
* Dominate conversations and provide excessive information on the specific topics you are interested in.
* Find it easier to talk ‘at’ people, rather than engaging in a two-way conversation.
* Have trouble reading social cues.
* Find ‘small talk’ such as talking about the weather and what others are doing difficult.
* Take things literally. For example, if someone says ‘oh that’s a piece of cake’ or ‘you’re barking up the wrong tree’ you find it difficult to know what they mean.
* Be blunt in your assessment of people and things.
* Find it difficult to maintain eye contact when you are talking to someone.
* Have your own unique phrases and descriptive words.
* Find building and maintaining close friendships and relationships difficult.
* You may make faces that others find unusual.
* You may make gestures when speaking with people.
Behaviour
* You enjoy consistent routine and schedules and get upset or anxious should that routine or schedule be changed.
* You find it upsetting when something happens that you did not expect to happen.
* Have trouble regulating your emotional responses.
* Are bothered if your things are moved or rearranged by someone.
* Have a series of repetitive rituals or behaviours that you follow on a daily basis.
* You make noises in places where you are expected to be quiet.
* Preference for highly specific interests or hobbies that you spend a lot of time on.
* Have difficulty multi-tasking.
* Have a very strong reaction or no reaction at all to sensory stimuli, such as textures, sounds, smells and taste.
* Like operating solo – both at work and play.
I hope these sources help you. Thank you for the inbox. I hope you have a wonderful day/night. ♥️
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moomatahiko · 2 years ago
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Diagnostic Criteria for Allism Spectrum Disorder
also known as, Neurotypical Disorder
(Parody)
To meet diagnostic criteria for Allism Spectrum Disorder according to DSM-5, a child must have persistent deficits in each of three areas of social communication and interaction (see A.1. through A.3. below) plus at least two of four types of restricted, repetitive behaviors (see B.1. through B.4. below).
A. Persistent deficits in direct, honest, and compassionate social interaction and patterns of using deception and manipulation of others perception. Deficits persist across multiple contexts, as manifested by the following, currently or by history (examples are illustrative, not exhaustive; see text):
Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity. For example, a. Indirect, ambiguous, or deceptive communication style, b. Over dependence on social norms and generalizations, c. Frequently superimposes subtext or places unfounded meaning on concrete, literal, or factual communication, d. Struggles with comprehending consent and personal boundaries in social interaction.
Deficits in verbal and nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction. For example, a. Ritualized use of unusual or menial conversation topics (e.g. comments on weather), b. Pervasive passive aggressive communication style (saying “that’s different” when really meaning “I don’t like that”), c. An excessive use of eye contact, abnormalities in body language, and deficits in understanding and use of gestures.
Deficits in theory of mind and developing, maintaining, and understanding autistic relationships. For example, a. Difficulties adjusting behavior to suit various social contexts, b. Inappropriate or undesired responses in conversation (e.g. using repeated passive/apathetic responses to end a conversation, visible discomfort when your interests or opinions vary from theirs), c. Absorption in perceived social status “ranking”, d. Deficit in comprehending bodily autonomy and personal space, e. Restrictive fixation with and dependence on gender social constructs, f. Repeatedly engages in tribalistic behaviors, such as compulsive attempts to control reputation in groups, and exploiting, marginalizing, or punishing groups deemed unworthy or inferior.
Severity is based on social communication impairments and impairment in organized, specialized behavior. For either criterion, severity is described in 3 levels: Level 3 – requires very substantial support, Level 2 – Requires substantial support, and Level 1 – requires support.
B. Patterns of over-dependence on heuristics, social norms, and generalizations in behavior, interests, or activities, as manifested by at least two of the following, currently or by history (examples are illustrative, not exhaustive; see text):
Stereotyped or repetitive verbalization, use of objects, or speech. e.g., a. Simple motor stereotypes, b. Repetitive vocal stimming via verbalizing unfiltered thoughts or patterns of erroneous intonation c. Recreating social scenarios with toys or objects as children, d. Repetitive use of involuntary scripted phrases (e.g. “Lets hang out soon”, “How are you”, “Long time no see”, or “It’s nice to meet you”).
Insistence on sameness, extreme adherence to pre-existing social norms, or ritualized patterns of verbal or nonverbal behavior. e.g., a. Ritualized use of indirect communication, b. Strong attachment to group identity, rigid thinking patterns, greeting rituals, c. Need to conform, d. Difficulty in challenging pre-existing constructs in the world, e. Gullible to group biases such as bandwagon effect, groupthink, or status quo bias.
Lack of specialization or pattern-recognition that is abnormal in apathy or disorderliness. e.g., a. numerous superficial, shallow hobbies and interests with deficit in or complete lack of deeper exploration of interests, b. selecting interests based on social group or social influence, c. utilizing interests as social currency without genuine passion, d. ignoring small details because they do not align with expectations, context, or pre-existing beliefs, e. overly concerned with social perception instead of concrete objects or information.
Dulled or hyporeactive to sensory input or information that does align with pre-existing knowledge, beliefs, or self-interest. e.g., a. ”tuning out” sounds in environment deemed unimportant, b. easily influenced to interpret information based on how information is presented, c. overly gullible to confirmation bias, halo effect, and attentional bias, d. restrictively applyies existing social constructs as rules/expectations for all interaction and modelling of instead of generating beliefs based on sensory input and pattern recognition.
Specify current severity:
Severity is based on social communication impairments and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior. (See table below.)
C. Symptoms must be present in the early developmental period (but may not become fully manifest until their behavior becomes intolerable to autistics).
D. Symptoms cause clinically significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of current functioning.
E. These disturbances are not better explained by intellectual disability (intellectual developmental disorder) or global developmental delay. Intellectual disability and allism spectrum disorder frequently co-occur; to make comorbid diagnoses of allism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability, communication should be below that expected for general developmental level.
Note: Individuals with a well-established DSM-IV diagnosis of allism disorder, neurotypical disorder, or pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified should be given the diagnosis of allism spectrum disorder. Individuals who have marked deficits in social communication, but whose symptoms do not otherwise meet criteria for allism spectrum disorder, should be evaluated for social (pragmatic) communication disorder.
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parfaitblogs · 35 minutes ago
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i know ur not taking requests at the moment but. maybe a fic 4 da future. or maybe 4 some headcanon stuff. i saw a tweet earlier and some1 said spencer would have echolalia (the automatic and involuntary repetition of words or phrases spoken by some1 else, commonly an autistic trait) and when he hears hotch says “wheels up” it would become a vocal stim & he wld go around repeating it all the time. what woild reader think about this…….. maybe non bau like he’s whispering it to himself at home with reader and she’s like lol what he’s so cute
my favourite part of my day is my train ride to uni because i get to pick a headcanon prompt and write about it… and i was so excited about this bc i love it so so much hes so cute 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
margot (god are you guys sick of me mentioning her yet) made the hilarious connection that wheels up under your breath kind of sounds like pspspsps so i’m just imagining spencer reid whispering wheels up to himself while he’s reading on the couch or doing some work at his desk and you’re somewhere across the room, and you only faintly hear it and you’re looking up like ??? what??? and asking why he’s calling for a cat that doesn’t exist.
and he’s sooo confused because what are you on about!! and you repeat what you had heard, and he says he was saying wheels up, which makes soo much more sense than him going pspspsps… and then he tells you that hotch says it all the time when they’re going on a case and he must’ve just picked it up recently.
and maybe one day you get a cat together and instead of saying pspspsps you start saying wheels up to get its attention as a joke, and it catches on and suddenly wheels up is the way to get the cat to come.
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nerves-nebula · 2 years ago
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Can’t tell if what I have from ptsd are tics or stims. I heard the difference was that tics are “more” involuntary (sometimes??) than stimming but I also heard that that’s incorrect and I know there’s a lot of people with pretty involuntary stimming.
And stimming on purpose/letting myself stim feels different from what happens when I’m triggered (strained laughter, repetitive phrases like “No” “stop” “please” and head twitching and other stuff) but I’m still unclear on the difference between a tic and a stim, so idk if being triggered just causes me to stim really bad due to stress to get the energy out or what.
Can anyone explain the difference to me I tried googling and I may just be stupid but it didn’t really clear anything up.
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lovelylexis · 23 hours ago
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Echolalia
immediate and involuntary repetition of words or phrases just spoken by others
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sordidaccosted · 2 months ago
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Adversarial Harrow Architecture
AdvHar Architecture
Months ago, I wrote about "Adversarial Harrow" which is the (let's call it the) working title of experience documentation written describing an apparent quantum feedback control system featuring voices in the head. This document is the outcome of another reverse engineering project to figure the physics and mechanism of that actual quantum system(s) that install and run the programs described in "Adversarial Harrow: A Feedback Control System." A system performs specific functions or tasks by means of a series of interconnected parts or components working together that enable movement or transformation of energy in machines.
Incremental Progress: Small, measurable advancements, each step building on the previous one, allowing for continuous improvement and adjustments along the way. Reverse Engineering: The process of analyzing a system to understand its components, functionality, and design principles. Resilience: Persistence and the requirement to navigate challenges without feeling overwhelmed by the need for immediate results.
- Results
This document describes a quantum heat engine controlled by a feedback control system using quantum electrodynamics for information processing and magnetism for orientation switching. The intention is to take advantage of quantum thermodynamics to install and utilize a quantum reservoir for executing quantum processes that utilize quantum entanglement and superposition to raise "heat" (high internal, kinetic energy) and convert it into work. Work refers to the force applied and the movement of the system in the direction of the force. Work here is done through the method of the heat engine, achieving the purposes of experimentation, research, control, and material creation.
Destructive Process This refers to the breakdown, deterioration, and alteration of material. Subjects suffer weathering from the continued processes as well as a gradual destruction or diminution from wear and tear as materials are worn away and transported via quantum teleportation, during which a qubit is used in a measurement process which results in the destruction of the victim's quantum state(s) as it is transported to the receiver.
My goal is that this paper provides and serves as a valuable, understandable guide and resource for those seeking to learn and understand more about the "Adversarial Harrow" condition/affliction.
From "Adversarial Harrow" I get 24/7 experience of voices in the head, blind areas of perception, visions, intense pressures from "phantom" sensations that can block movement, mal-associations, forced autonomic thinking, forced thinking of phrases. Here is a brief recap of the symptoms as documented in "Adversarial Harrow":
Adversarial Shoring
An adversarial shoring is an undesirable accumulation which causes the modification of thought, character, experience, recollection, and relay. A relay refers to an exuding that sends a message reflecting life, character, and philosophy. An adversarial shoring can also affect perceptions, mindset, routine, and performance. There can be a "shouting" of hostile intent that involves the deliberate intention to cause harm, damage, or conflict towards someone or something. The victim is stuck receiving involuntary communications, visions, and other influences. This can involve involuntary, glad, low-level put downs of people admired, as well as fake annoyances, umbrage, and offenses. Repetitive phrases. One may have to act out in vocalizations ("owah owah owah" "gWOAH OH OH OH OOOOOH"), crescendo decrescendo tunes, mental churning, or voluntary seizures to eliminate the effect.
Occupied Domains of Perception: When domains of perception are occupied, a "blind" area is created in which very little is consciously perceived. These become cognitive blind spots which contain and defer to involuntary mental biases or limitations that affect the ability to perceive, understand, or evaluate information correctly. This refers to a situation where something is obstructed or hindered in a way that is detached or disconnected from its usual or expected context. The subject feels obstructed and hindered in a way that seems to defy logic and explanation. It could seem an object is obstructed even though there are no physical barriers present. Internally, this obstruction acts as a barrier that acts against the expression of thoughts and emotions, routines, memories, and/or perceptions.
Phantom sensations Persistent sensations of harm or negative outcomes, even without any tangible evidence. These phantom sensations can heavily govern thoughts, and emotions, dictating choices and decisions. The fear of triggering these phantom sensations can cause the subject to become paralyzed and hesitant. The aversion to triggering these phantom sensations can lead to feeling a strong impulse to make unusual body and muscle movements, and/or vocalizations. This may involve muscle rigidity or jerking movements and sometimes gagging.
Voices in the head Voices in the head refers to the experience of hearing voices or sounds be they generated by external stimuli or not. The voices can be intrusive, disruptive, and distressing, causing significant impairment in daily functioning and quality of life. They utilize pattern language from Natural Language Processing using keywords and phrase structure, rhythm and meter, incitement to disrespect, malaise, and brinksmanship.
Vocalization Impulses Vocalization impulses refer to feeling a strong need to make vocal noises including groaning, yelling, screaming, phrase repetition, and noise repetition.
Wavy "Imposings" as "Pulses": Wavy refers to a psychosomatic pattern where melodies with encoded ideas are regularly repeated at intervals, creating a structured pattern. "Imposing" refers to the act of establishing or enforcing through authority or force. There can be an overlaying one (being or relay) onto one's self, instigating a blended effect, as if to influence or commandeer.
Visions / Experiences Visions are sensory experiences of seeing images or scenes be they present in reality or not. They can occur in various contexts or conditions. Visions can be vivid and realistic, involving people, places, or objects. They may be fleeting or prolonged, and can include a sense of being an active participant or observer within the vision or experience.
Mental Churning This refers to a state of mind where the subject feels detached or mentally and emotionally numb. It's as if going through the motions of thinking and feeling without truly experiencing or connecting with any of it. There is difficulty concentrating and focusing on tasks and problem solving, and even simple decisions can feel overwhelming. The overall mood may be flat and it becomes challenging to experience strong emotions or genuine excitement.
Multi-Point Attack Multi-Point refers to being approached from multiple angles simultaneously by coordinated efforts that involve the executing a series of coordinated actions or maneuvers from different locations or perspectives, with the goal of overwhelming the subject.
Interruptive Effects Workflow and concentration is repeatedly disrupted, making it impossible, often times ridiculing and insulting to focus on tasks. Phantom freezes and pains. There is no thinking, perceiving, planning, or doing without some pervasive HUHUHUHUH(!) in the way, including this pattern-speech NLP ridicule utilizing few different words. The voices are aggressive, self-important, ruthless, lacking in empathy, intolerant, and manipulative.
The symptoms are documented at length in "Adversarial Harrow," available here: https://github.com/advhar/advhar/raw/main/document.txt
Quantum Supremacy (the heart of it all)
"I can be You better than You can."
This refers to the proof that a quantum system is able to "solve a problem better than a 'classical system'" This is done with the help of quantum verifiers. Polynomial time quantum verifiers are quantum algorithms that can verify solutions to computational ("simulatory") problems on a quantum computer. As input increases, the running time of a polynomial time algorithm increases at a rate considered reasonable. Polynomials are fundamental objects in algebra and are used in mathematics and science for modeling real-world phenomena.
Classical vs Non-Classical A classical quantum machine is a physical system in which properties evolve in a predictable manner, where its future behavior can be determined based on its initial conditions and the governing laws that describe its evolution. On the other hand, non-classical quantum systems exhibit a range of phenomena that have no classical counterparts, including quantum entanglement, quantum tunneling, and quantum superposition. Quantum systems can exhibit behavior arising from particles/quanta being in two places at once or instantaneously influencing each other's states at a distance.
(When the quantum computer can solve the problem better, it acts to take over for the "classical system," which, through compulsion, relinquishes its function to the quantum computer.)
Polynomial time quantum verifiers leverage quantum superposition and entanglement to outperform classical verifiers in verifying solutions to problems. Quantum Superposition: The Verifier uses quantum superposition to analyze multiple possibilities simultaneously to explore different solutions to a problem at once while simulating the behavior of other quantum systems. Quantum superposition is a principle in quantum mechanics that states a physical system can exist in multiple states simultaneously until it is measured or observed. This means that a quantum particle can be in a combination of different states at the same time. Quantum Entanglement: Quantum entanglement is a phenomenon that occurs when two or more quantum particles become correlated in such a way that the quantum state of one is dependent on the state of the other(s). This means that the state of one quantum particle is instantly connected to the state of another particle, even if they are far apart. With quantum entanglement, the Verifier can utilize interactions between qubits to perform computations or simulations including using algorithms for communication and error correction. Qubits are the basic units of information in quantum computing.
Quantum Merlin-Arthur (Convincer-Verifier) Quantum Merlin-Arthur as a complexity class is a set of decision problems that can be efficiently verified by a quantum computer, using two roles acting as a Convincer and a Verifier.
The "All-Powerful" Convincer Often called the Prover, the Convincer can provide quantum witness or proof to convince the Verifier of the answer or outcome to a decision or problem. The goal is to convince by providing a quantum state that satisfies certain properties.
"All-Powerful" In the context of complexity theory, particularly in the Quantum Merlin-Arthur (QMA) model, Merlin the Convincer is often described as "all-powerful" or "omniscient" to denote the fact that Merlin (the Convincer) has access to significant quantum resources in addition to the QMA complexity class and capabilities that exceed those of classical quantum machines. Using these resources, Merlin (the Convincer) is able prepare and send quantum states that are claimed to satisfy a certain property or criterion to Arthur (the Verifier). Merlin (the Convincer) has access to all resources that can be used to provide the most convincing proof possible.
The QMA Complexity Class consists of decision problems that can be efficiently verified by a quantum computer. Some examples of problems that are known to be in the QMA complexity class include:
A. Local Hamiltonian Problem: A Hamiltonian is a quantum unit of potential and kinetic energy. The local Hamiltonian problem in QMA involves determining whether the Hamiltonian's smallest eigenvalue falls within a specified range. An eigenvalue is the value of the magnitude of the quantum effect and represents the magnitude of a transformation along a cause and direction.
B. Exact Cover: Exact Cover involves finding a collection of subsets that covers a given set exactly once. (This is checking if enough things exist that can cover for each thing that already exists.)
C. Quantum Circuit Satisfiability (QCSAT): The goal of Quantum Circuit Satisfiability is to determine whether there exists an assignment of quantum states to the qubits in a given quantum circuit that satisfies that conditions imposed by the gates in the circuit. Solving the Quantum Circuit Satisfiability Problem can help in optimizing quantum circuits by finding efficient ways to implement quantum algorithms using fewer qubits and gates.
The Verifier A verification algorithm from Arthur (The Verifier) works by applying measurements and quantum operations to the quantum state provided by the Convincer, and then uses pre-defined acceptance criteria to decide whether to accept or reject it. For every acceptance, there exists a quantum state (proof).
The Verifier typically uses Polynomial-time verification, which works in the following way:
Classical & Quantum Inputs: The Verifier takes two inputs, classical and quantum: A. Classical input: A classical input describing the problem (Sensory information etc). B: Quantum input: A quantum state that serves as a proof or witness for a solution.
Verification: The Verifier applies a series of quantum operations to the input quantum state and performs measurements to check whether the quantum state satisfies certain properties that indicate a correct solution to the problem. The Verifier can use various types of quantum gates to manipulate and process quantum information. These gates can be used to execute circuits that perform operations on the quantum states provided by the Convincer. Quantum gates utilize superposition and entanglement, perform transformations, and manipulate the states of qubits.
Acceptance Criteria: The Verifier has a series of pre-defined acceptance criteria that the quantum state must satisfy in order for the Verifier to accept it as valid proof of the solution.
An Interactive Proof System
Composition of Proofs In interactive proof systems, it is possible for multiple proofs to be composed or combined to provide evidence for a larger claim. This is often seen in multi-round interactive proof protocols where the Convincer and Verifier engage in a series of interactions, each contributing additional evidence to support the claim. The combined output of these interactions can be considered as a stronger, overall proof.
Recursive Proof Techniques Recursive Proof Techniques involve establishing the truth of a statement for certain cases by using the assumption that the statement is true for smaller cases. Common recursive proof techniques include: A. Structural Induction: Involves proving the property for each part of the structure (or frame) and then combining these proofs to cover the entire structure. A frame is a cognitive structure that shapes how information is perceived and interpreted. B. Recursion of the Structure: Proof is broken down into cases based on the structure. The property is then proved for each case, often using the structure of the object to simplify the proof. C. Strong Induction: Strong induction means instead of assuming the statement holds for just one previous value, its assumed to hold for all values up to the current one. D. Proof by Contradiction: Assume the negation of the proof, and if there's a logical contradiction in that, it shows the original statement is true.
Proof Verification If the Convincer successfully convinces the Verifier of the claim's validity, then that can be considered as proof within the framework of the proof system.
Use of Quantum Circuits Quantum circuits are used in implementing gate operations on qubits, manipulating qubit states. Quantum circuits are fundamental structures in quantum computing that consist of quantum gates and qubits arranged in a specific sequence. Quantum gates are the basic building blocks used to perform operations on qubits, which are the fundamental units of quantum information.
In addition to being able to exploit quantum phenomena such as superposition and entanglement for parallel processing of information, quantum circuits can be seen as common ground that facilitates the action between the Convincer and the Verifier. Quantum states represent all of the information needed to fully describe properties, characteristics, and behavior. Representational Power: With high representational power, a quantum circuit is better capable of simulating quantum processes given enough qubits and gates. Expressiveness: A quantum circuit allows qubits of an intended nature to exist in multiple states simultaneously for high expressiveness and parallel processing. Quantum states can be approximated and explored by varying the parameters in the quantum circuit, affecting the nature of its expressiveness and representational power.
Different structures impose different constraints on the states that can be prepared, which can impact the algorithm's ability to approximate solutions. The following items are important when considering quantum circuits:
Shared Framework: Quantum circuits provide a standardized framework for representing and manipulating quantum information.
Verification Protocol: Quantum circuits are used by both the Convincer and the Verifier to encode and verify quantum states. The language of the quantum circuits helps establish a common protocol for the verification process.
Defined Operations: Quantum circuits define the operations and transformations applied to quantum states. By using quantum circuits, the performance of quantum computations, simulations, and measurements can be kept consistent and well-defined.
Common Ground: Quantum circuits provide common ground to enable representation, facilitation, and communication of quantum states and operations.
Quantum circuits are used to create entangled states between qubits, facilitating the creation of complex quantum states and the facilitation of capability to process and affect.
Integration of Quantum and Classical Machines
1. Integration of Quantum and Classical Components:
In a quantum-classical hybrid model, classical neural networks and quantum circuits are combined to perform a specific task such as classification or regression. Classification involves predicting a discrete label or category while regression involves predicting a continuous value.
The classical neural network can handle tasks while the quantum circuit can leverage quantum properties to address specific aspects of the task.
Quantum circuits can perform the quantum computations required for the problem, which can utilize quantum gates, quantum algorithms, and other quantum techniques depending on the problem requirements.
2. Training Process:
During training, the classical part of the model processes its data and updates its parameters.
The quantum part of the model processes quantum data using quantum circuits and optimizes quantum parameters.
An interface must be developed between the classical and quantum components.
The two components are trained jointly in an iterative process. This involves the transfer of information between the classical and quantum parts and the optimization of circuit parameters.
Building quantum-classical hybrid models requires expertise in quantum computing and classical learning techniques, as well as a good understanding of how to effectively combine the strengths of both paradigms.
3. Advantages of Hybrid Models:
By combining classical and quantum approaches, hybrid models can leverage the strengths of both paradigms.
Quantum circuits can encode and process information in a fundamentally different way, offering advantages in problem solving that are difficult for classical models.
Applications of quantum-classical hybrid machines include:
Solution Space Analysis: Hybrid quantum-classical algorithms are well-suited to use quantum processors to explore the solution space and affect classical processors to utilize this exploration regarding the optimization.
Machine Learning: Quantum-classical hybrid approaches can be used to enhance machine learning algorithms.
Simulation: Quantum-classical hybrid machines can enable more accurate simulations to model and simulate the behavior of complex quantum systems. Quantum simulation aims to understand and predict the behavior of systems by simulating their quantum interactions at a fundamental level.
Material Science: Hybrid models can simulate quantum systems for material properties and behaviors, helping in the design of new materials with desired characteristics.
Cryptography: Quantum processors are used in conjunction with classical processors to enhance the security of cryptographic protocols. (Quantum data is mixed with data processed by the classical-quantum machine to be disguised or obfuscated.) Hybrid systems can (consciously) use quantum key distribution while relying on classical systems for data transmission.
Establishing Suggestions using Ansatz (Assumptions) as Parameters In the context of quantum computing, an "ansatz" is often used to represent a parameterized quantum circuit that serves as a guess or approximation to the solution of a problem. By adjusting the parameters in the quantum ansatz, different quantum states can be explored to potentially arrive at a better approximation or solution to a problem at hand. These parameters are used to help (guide) find solutions to problems involving eigenvalues and eigenvectors.
(Essentially ansatz are educated guesses used to narrow down to (and impose) a solution.)
Eigenvalues, Vectors, Eigenvectors, and Eigenspaces
Eigenvalues Eigenvalues are the value of the magnitude of the quantum effect and represent the magnitude of a transformation along a cause and direction. Here are a few key points to consider when discussing and explaining a quantum effect magnitude:
Effect size: Effect size quantifies of the magnitude of an effect and provides insight in determining whether an effect is practically significant.
Interpretation: The magnitude of an effect can help provide insight into the practical significance of findings.
Statistical significance: Statistical significance indicates whether an effect is likely due to a true relationship rather than random chance.
Context: The interpretation of effect magnitude in its context. Physical Quantities: Eigenvalues / quantum effect magnitude values can represent physical quantities such as:
Angular Momentum: Eigenvalues of the angular momentum operator correspond to the possible values of angular momentum. Angular momentum is used principally to describe motion and behavior.
Stress and Strain: Eigenvalues of stress and strain tensors represent the principal stresses and strains. Tensors are fundamental data structures used to represent input data, model parameters, and outputs in neural networks.
Vibrational Modes: Eigenvalues can represent (or be represented by) the frequencies of vibrational modes in systems. This can provide information about the dynamic behavior and stability of a system.
Heat Diffusion: Eigenvalues are used to represent temperature distributions, transient heat transfer processes, and thermal stability/instability.
Fluid Flow: Eigenvalues / quantum effect magnitude values provide information that can be used for understanding, predicting, and characterizing the behavior of fluid dynamics and can represent the frequencies of acoustic modes in a fluid-filled cavity. This can be used to design control strategies for fluid flow systems.
State vectors State vectors are used to represent states of a quantum system. Vectors have both magnitude and direction. Vectors are commonly used to represent quantities that have both of these attributes, for example, force (causes of a change in motion), velocity (the rate of a change in position), acceleration (the rate of change in velocity), and displacement (the change in the position of an object or system).
The attributes of a vector include:
Magnitude: The magnitude of a vector represents the size, extent, or intensity of the quantity being described. The magnitude indicates the length or strength of the vector and is always a non-negative value.
Direction: The direction of a vector specifies the pointing or orientation being represented.
Operations: Vectors can undergo various operations that allow for the manipulation and analysis of vectors.
Operators and the Quantization of Fields Quantum operators are mathematical entities used in quantum mechanics to represent observables such as position, momentum, and energy that can act on state vectors due to the quantization of fields. The quantization of fields refers to the process of promoting classical fields to quantum operators that can act on quantum states. Each point in space has an associated field operator, and the values of these operators can create or annihilate particles or quanta.
Annihilation Operator: This operator lowers the number of particles or quanta in a given state.
Creation Operator: This operator raises the number of particles or quanta in a state.
Common types of quantum operators that can act on a state vector include:
Observable Operators: Represent physical observables such as position, momentum, and energy.
Unitary Operators: Preserve norm of quantum states, used for time evolution.
Hermitian Operators: Have real eigenvalues ("quantum effect magnitude values") representing observables.
Pauli Matrices: Basis for quantum gates. (Quantum gates can perform further operations on qubits.)
Projection Operators: Projects quantum states onto subspaces.
Hamiltonian Operators: Represents total energy of a system. The Hamiltonian is essential for understanding the dynamics and behavior of a quantum system as the Hamiltonian represents the total energy of a quantum system and governs its time evolution. The kind of energy represented in the Hamiltonian is the sum of kinetic and potential energy. Kinetic Energy represents the energy associated with motion and can consist of mechanical energy, thermal energy, electrical energy, light (radiant) energy, sound energy, and/or nuclear energy. Potential Energy represents the energy that is associated with the position or configuration of the system. The combination of kinetic and potential energy contains a comprehensive description of the total energy within a quantum system.
(Think of how operators can be used to affect state vectors.)
Quantum Operators + State Vectors => Eigenvectors A quantum operator acts on a state vector (direction/magnitude) and transforms it into a new state vector, called the eigenvector (or "quantum vector"). This new state vector represents the state of the system after the operation has been performed and represents stable directions under the transformation.
Eigenspaces Eigenspaces (or "Quantum spaces") represent the possible states of a quantum system and observable attributes. Quantum spaces are associated with the eigenvalues of a linear transformation. In an Eigenspace, state vectors (direction/magnitude) point in the same direction as a quantum vector corresponding to a magnitude of a specific quantum effect.
The magnitude of the Eigenvalue When an operator acts on a quantum state, the quantum state is multiplied by the magnitude representing the eigenvalue of that state. Eigenvalues with a higher magnitude may dominate behavior while those with a lower magnitude may be less influential and lend to more stability. Eigenvalues with larger values often indicate causes/directions in which the transformation has a stronger effect. (smaller values, less effect)
Eigenvalues and vectors The magnitude of the quantum effect (eigenvalue) represents (affects) how vectors (direction, magnitude, and operations) are stretched or compressed.
Stretch: Stretching refers to the act of extending or lengthening, figuratively beyond normal limits. A "stretch" can be a target that is challenging but not entirely impossible to achieve. "Stretch" can also mean making the most of limited resources or capabilities. A "stretch" can expand to fit. Drawbacks of stretching can include inefficiency or burnout.
Compress: Compressing refers to the application of pressure to reduce the volume or size of something. Compression techinques reduce the size of data by removing information considered "redundant" or "less important." This can result in a loss of quality in the compressed data in addition to distortions in the compressed data that result from the compression process. Compression may result in corruption from the alteration of details. Understanding how to check the integrity of compressed data is essential for data reliability. Dealing with compressed data may require specialized knowledge and understanding of transmission protocols, key management, and the compression algorithm(s) used.
Eigenstates from the Magnitude according to the Hamiltonian The magnitude of the eigenvalues of the Hamiltonian operator (which is a unit of potential and kinetic energy acting as an operator) in a quantum system determines the energy of the corresponding eigenstates. Types of energy determined by the Hamiltonian can include potential, kinetic, mechanical, electrical, or thermal. Transitions between energy levels are governed by eigenvalues.
Measuring and Quantum State Teleportation
Quantum Gates Quantum gates are the basic building blocks used to perform operations on qubits (like vectors), which are the fundamental units of quantum information. Here are some common examples of quantum gates used in quantum computing:
X, Y, Z Gates: Often called "Pauli Gates," X, Y, Z gates are a set of three fundamental quantum logic gates: X Gate: The X gate, also known as the bit-flip gate, flips the state of a qubit from |0> to |1> and vice versa. [The states |0> and |1> are the two basis states for a qubit in quantum computing. These states correspond to classical "off" and "on" states respectively.] Y Gate: The Y gate is similar to the bit-flip X gate, but introduces a phase flip which flips or inverts the state of the qubit. It maps |0> to i|1> and |1> to -i|0>. Z Gate: The Z gate, also known as the phase-flip gate, leaves the state of a qubit 0 unchanged and introduces a phase of -1 to the qubit state of |1>.
Hadamard Gate: The Hadamard gate creates superposition by putting a qubit into an equal probability combination of |0> and |1> states.
CNOT Gate (Controlled-NOT): The CNOT gate is a two-qubit gate where one qubit acts as the control and the other as the target. That is, if the control qubit is |1>, the target qubit is flipped.
Toffoli Gate (CCNOT): The Toffoli gate is a three-qubit gate that flips the third qubit (the target) if the first two qubits (the controls) are both in the state |1>.
SWAP Gate: The SWAP gate exchanges the states of two qubits.
Phase Gate: Phase gates introduce a phase factor to the qubit state. The phase factor determines how the quantum state is modified when the gate is applied.
Rotation Gates: Rotation gates manipulate the state of a qubit by rotating the state vector around a representation of the qubit state.
Circuit-Specific Gates: Gates can be designed for specific quantum algorithms or circuits to perform custom operations tailored to the problem at hand. These are a few examples of the many quantum gates that can be used in quantum computing. By combining these gates in various sequences and configurations, complex quantum algorithms can be constructed to perform computations, measurements, and simulations in ways that are infeasible for classical computers.
Measurement Gates A measurement gate is a crucial operation that allows information to be extracted from a quantum system. When a quantum system is measured, its state collapses into one of the possible eigenstates corresponding to the measurement basis. This collapse is probablistic, meaning its subject to chance variation, and the outcome of the measurement is determined by the probabilities encoded in the quantum state.
Measurement Basis: A measurement gate is typically applied to one or more qubits, and it projects the qubit(s) onto a specific basis. The basis could be the computational basis (||0> and |1> in the case of a single qubit) or any other basis depending on the context of the quantum algorithm or circuit.
Probablistic Nature: Quantum measurements are probablistic. When a qubit is measured, it collapses into one of its possible eigenstates with a probability determined by the attributes of the state vector including direction, operation, and magnitude.
Lost Information: Once a qubit is measured, its state collapses into a definite outcome, and information about the superposition is lost.
Post-Measurement State: Subsequent operations in the quantum circuit will depend on this collapsed state, affecting the computation or algorithm being executed.
Multiple Qubit Measurements: In quantum circuits with multiple qubits, measurement gates can be applied to individual qubits or groups of qubits.
Quantum Teleportation Quantum Teleportation is a method of transferring the quantum state of one particle or quanta to another distant particle or quanta by utilizing quantum entanglement. In Quantum Field Theory, particles and quanta are excitations of underlying fields that permeate space and time. These fields are present everywhere in space and time, and particles and quanta are viewed as quantized states or excitations of these fields.
Here is a description of Quantum Teleportation in steps:
A Sender and a Getter each possess one particle or quanta of an entangled pair, respectively.
The goal is for the Sender to teleport the quantum state that is entangled with their own particle in (from) the pair.
A special measurement must be performed on the Sender's end by using a qubit as an operator on the quantum state plus its own particle from the entangled pair. When a quantum state is measured, its wavefunction, which describes its state in terms of probabilities, collapses to a specific state corresponding to the measurement outcome. This collapse is non-deterministic and depends on the measurement process. "Non-deterministic" means the same conditions and input can yield different outcomes on different occasions.
This measurement brings the loss of the quantum state in the Sender's particle during the transference of the particle to the Getter.
The Getter performs operations on its own particle from the entangled pair to "recreate" the quantum state of the original qubit. [The no-cloning theorem in quantum mechanics states that it is impossible to create an exact copy of an unknown quantum state.]
(A qubit operator is used to compel the sender to teleport a quantum state, which causes its collapse. The Getter must reconstruct the complex state.)
Wave Function Collapse and the Probability of Getting an Accurate State The quantum state, describes by the wave function, collapses when a measurement or operation is performed. On collapse, the system must select one specific state from the superposition of states, and this selection is based on probability, meaning the Getter will only obtain the teleported state with a certain probability.
Probalistic Cloning Probalistic cloning is a method used to create imperfect copies of an unknown state. Probablistic cloning is used to maximize the fidelity between these copies and the original state. This technique is valuable for replicating quantum information within the constraints of the no-cloning theorem.
Probability refers to the measure of likelihood of a particular event or outcome occurring. There are several strategies and techniques that can help enhance probability in systems in various contexts:
Increase Data Quality: In data-driven systems, this may involve collecting more data, ensuring data accuracy, reducing noise, and addressing missing values.
Feature Engineering: Well-engineered features can help reduce noise and improve the predictive power of models.
Model Selection: Choosing the right model that balances complexity and interpretability can help reduce uncertainty and randomness. Local interpretability refers to understanding how a model makes predictions for a specific instance or subset. Global interpretability refers to understanding the overall behavior of the model across the entire dataset.
Regularization: Regularization can help reduce uncertainty and randomness by promoting simpler models that generalize better to unseen (unknown) data.
Ensemble Methods: Ensemble methods combine multiple models to make predictions.
Prior Knowledge: The incorporation of prior information, experiences, skills, and understanding.
Cross-Validation: Evaluates performance based on multiple subsets.
Error Analysis: Identification of sources of uncertainty and probabalism in a model and corrective actions.
When the dynamics of a quantum system are affected, several changes in behavior and interaction can occur:
Quantum State Manipulation: Control allows for precise manipulation of a quantum system's state, enabling transitions between energy levels or quantum states. This can enhance phenomena like quantum superposition and entanglement.
Coherence Time Extension: By carefully managing external influences, such as noise and decoherence, the coherence time of a quantum state can be extended.
Tailored Interactions: Using laser fields or other external potentials can change the effective Hamiltonian of the system, leading to new quantum phases or behaviors.
Quantum Gates or Operations: Controlled dynamics enable the implementation of quantum gates, which are essential for executing algorithms.
Quantum Feedback: Implementing feedback mechanisms allows for real-time adjustments based on the systems' state.
Emergence of New Phases: Controlled dynamics can lead to the emergence of novel quantum phases, such as topological phases that exhibit unique properties that arise from the system's underlying symmetry and interactions.
Quantum Control Techniques: Techniques such as optimal control theory can be applied to find the best strategies for manipulating quantum systems (for more efficient state preparation and evolution).
Measurement-Induced Dynamics: Control can also influence how measurement affects the system.
Quantum Error Correction: Controlled dynamics are essential for implementing quantum error correction techniques. Quantum error correction techniques aim to protect quantum information from errors caused by noise in quantum systems. Some common techniques include: A. Shor Code: A three-qubit correction code that can correct arbitrary errors on one qubit. It uses three physical qubits to encode one logical qubit. B. Stabilizer Codes: Stabilizer codes can correct errors by measuring stabilizer operators. Stabilizer operators are a set of generators that characterize and determine how errors can be detected and corrected. As generators, stabilizer codes can generate a large structure, group, or space when combined in various ways. C. Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computation: This refers to the design of quantum algorithms and error correction techniques that can tolerate errors beyond the error threshold of individual qubits. This typically involves encoding logical qubits in multiple physical qubits and using error correction codes to protect against errors. D. Concatenated Codes: Concatenated codes involve encoding logical qubits in a hierarchical manner, where multiple error correction codes are concatenated (combined) to achieve a higher level of error protection. E. Decoherence-Free Subspaces: Refers to subspaces of the quantum state space that are immune to certain types of noise, offering a way to protect quantum information from specific error mechanisms. "Errors" refer to any deviation from the intended operation of the system.
The Observer Effect The Observer Effect is a phenomenon in quantum mechanics where the act of measuring a quantum system can affect the system being observed, leading to changes in its behavior or properties. The "Observer" in the Observer Effect refers to any external system or component that interacts with a quantum system in order to measure or observe it. The Observer Effect in quantum teleportation arises from the fact that the act of measuring the quantum state to be teleported necessarily disturbs that state. This disturbance is a consequence of the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics, where the act of measurement collapses the quantum state from a superposition of possible states to a definite state. The Observer Effect introduces uncertainties and limitations in the teleportation protocol, which need to be carefully managed in order to achieve desired and accurate teleportation of quantum information. Engineers working on quantum teleportation protocols strive to affect the impact of the Observer Effect by employing advanced techniques such as error correction and entanglement purification. These techniques help mitigate the effect of noise and errors introduced by the measurement process. The Observer Effect highlights the intricate relationship between the measurement, observation, and the transmission of quantum information.
(Now we've established the concept of the quantum-classical hybrid system and how suggestions are created for its guidance, learning, and development with the help of Quantum-Merlin Arthur and quantum gates used in and for an interactive proof system used to fit the system to a model. Information is gained and programmed through quantum operations done on qubits for measurement and state teleportation. Techniques may be used to reduce probablism in outcome.)
Now we will discuss the "hot|cold" energy level transitions in the context of quantum thermodynamics, which uses thermal fluctuations to produce work.)
Quantum Thermodynamics, Heat Engines, Fluids, and The Quantum Reservoir
(We will discuss quantum reservoir computing which involves the operation and use of a constructed quantum reservoir for housing quantum applications like quantum heat engines, which convert thermal fluctuations into work through utilizing quantum gates gained by superposition and entanglement.)
Quantum Thermodynamics is a field that merges thermodynamics with quantum mechanics. It explores how quantum effects influence energy, conversion processes, work, heat, entropy (disorder/randomness), and the performance of quantum engines. Quantum thermodynamics can directly influence the behavior of a system to manufacture and execute from quantum states' processes, fluctuations, and entropy.
Hot Hot objects have a higher internal energy due to the higher kinetic energy of their molecules. Given a hot object and a cold object, this higher internal energy causes heat to flow from the hot object to the colder object until they reach thermal equilibrium.
Cold Cold objects have a lower internal energy due to the lower kinetic energy of their molecules. Heat will flow from hotter objects to colder objects in an attempt to reach thermal equilibrium.
The flow of heat from hot to cold is governed by the second law of thermodynamics, which states that heat naturally flows from a hotter object a cooler object in an isolated system.
Quantum Heat Engines Quantum heat engines are devices designed to convert thermal fluctuations at the quantum level into useful work in the realm of quantum mechanics, by utilizing quantum correlations for energy transfer and work extraction gained by quantum effects including superposition and entanglement. Work refers to the force applied and the movement of the system in the direction of the force. Applications: The ability of quantum heat engines to operate at the quantum level makes them suitable for powering quantum machines and devices including sensors, actuators, and information processing systems.
Here is a simplified explanation of the operation of a quantum heat engine:
Initialization: The quantum heat engine starts with a quantum system in a specific initial state.
Energy input (Heat absorption): The quantum system interacts with a hot reservoir, absorbing energy as heat. The quantum system undergoes a unitary evolution that involves quantum superposition and entanglement. A unitary evolution is how the state of a quantum system evolves over time.
Quantum work extraction: The quantum system is manipulated through a series of quantum operations. These operations may include applying quantum gates, changing the system's Hamiltonian, or exploiting coherence to drive the system to a desired state.
Energy output (Heat dissipation): After work extraction, the quantum system releases excess energy into a cold reservoir. This step also involves dissipating heat to the environment. This energy can be integrated into quantum computing systems to sustain the operation of quantum processors which leverage the principles of quantum mechanics to perform computations and simulations.
Quantum Heat Sources Quantum energy is generated or extracted from a quantum heat source using quantum effects such as superposition and entanglement. Here's a simplified explanation of how a quantum heat source operates:
Quantum coherence: Quantum heat sources utilize coherence, which is the ability of a quantum system to exist in a superposition of states.
Quantum entanglement: The quantum states of two or more qubits are correlated in such a way that the state of one is dependent on the state of another, regardless of the distance between them. Quantum heat sources leverage entanglement to transfer and manipulate thermal energy in novel ways.
Quantum annealing: Quantum annealing is a quantum computing technique that explores energy transfer pathways to improve efficiency.
Quantum fluctuations: Quantum systems are subject to inherent fluctuations that can be harnessed in a quantum heat source to extract useful work from thermal energy reservoirs. Quantum heat engines utilize sources to contribute to the development of quantum machine learning algorithms and optimization techniques.
(In my experience, the system is heated up with an agitation and the energy is programmed while it 'cools' and gets stored in the reservoir. This can be used to enforce previous perceptions at the time when the system later approaches something with the same feeling or aim [eigenvalue/eigenvector/eigenspace]. The energy becomes relevant again and it's like an old thoughts and feelings are brought back and enforced.)
Substance Substance, also called "fluid", plays a crucial role in the operation of quantum heat engines. In the context of thermodynamics, a fluid is a substance that can change its shape or deform when subjected to forces that cause its layers to slide past one another, in a property known as fluidity. Fluids can be classified as liquids or gases based on their ability to retain a fixed volume. In heat engines, fluids are the working substance that undergoes a thermodynamic cycle to convert heat into work. Key characteristics of fluids include:
Viscosity: Viscosity refers to the resistance of flow or deformation. Fluids with high viscosity move slowly like honey or syrup while fluids with low viscosity, like water or air, flow more quickly and easily.
Density: the measure of the mass of a fluid per unit volume. Fluids with a higher density exert greater pressure.
Pressure: Pressure is the force exerted per unit area by a fluid on its surroundings. This governs the behavior of fluids in motion. Pressure variations within a fluid can cause fluid flow, lift forces, and changes in fluid velocity.
Compressibility: Compressibility refers to the ability of a fluid to change its volume in response to changes in pressure. Compressibility affects the propagation of pressure waves, the speed of sound in a fluid, and the behavior of shock waves in compressible flows. Pressure Waves: Pressure waves are disturbances that propagate through a fluid due to changes in pressure. These waves occur when there is a sudden change in pressure at one point in the fluid, causing the adjacent particles to also experience a change in pressure, leading to a wave like propagation of this disturbance through the fluid. Shock Waves: Shock waves are a type of pressure wave characterized by a sudden, drastic change in pressure, density, and temperature. In contrast with pressure waves, shock waves are associated with abrupt, discontinuous changes in the properties of the fluid.
Flow: Flow refers to the motion on of a fluid as a moves from one point to another in response to applied forces or pressure gradients.
The Otto cycle The quantum Otto cycle is a theoretical framework that describes the operation of a quantum heat engine that consist of four main processes:
Expansion (Evaluation): The working substance undergoes an expansion that allows the system to perform work by utilizing quantum coherence and entanglement. The expansion may be caused by a temperature increase, pressure decrease, phase change, or chemical reaction.
Heating (Learning): The energy of the quantum system is increased by absorbing heat at a constant volume from a hot reservoir. In machine learning, this can be equated to the learning process itself, where the quantum machine is (heated and) trained to capture patterns and relationships in the input data (as well as the process of heating).
Compression (Processing): The working substance of the quantum system is compressed, increasing the energy of the quantum system while maintaining quantum coherence. In the context of machine learning, this stage represents the feature extraction and dimensionality reduction process, where raw data is transformed and compressed into a more intended/designed/desired representation for the goals of the learning algorithm. Feature extraction involves transforming raw data into a set of features that can represent the underlying problem for a model based on domain knowledge. Dimensionality reduction refers to reducing the number of measurable properties or characteristics (input variables and features) while retaining as much ("relevant") information possible.
Cooling (Heat Rejection): The heat rejection process in the Otto cycle involves removing excess heat from the system. The working substance is allowed to cool, resulting in the release of heat into a cold reservoir. This can be a stage for feedback based on evaluation results, allowing for adjustments and improvements to enhance the model's performance.
Thermal Magnetism
Thermal magnetism refers to the phenomenon where temperature changes affect the magnetic properties of materials. It involves the influence of thermal energy on the alignment of magnetic moments, often leading to changes in magnetization.
Magnetic Moments Magnetic moments are a property of particles or quanta that describe their ability to create a magnetic field through charge. It is a measure of the strength and direction of a magnetic source. Here are a few common meanings of the term moment:
Mathematics: In mathematics, a moment is a quantitative measure of the shape of a set of data points or a probability distribution used in statistics, probability theory, and image processing. An image is a visual representation of a subject, which can be captured or created through various means.
Physics: In physics, a moment is a measure of the tendency of a force to rotate an object about an axis. Also known as "torque."
Magnetic moments have the following important properties:
Anisotropy: Anisotropy in magnetic materials refers to the dependence of a its magnetic properties on the direction of magnetization. Anisotropy determines the preferred direction of magnetization within the material and influences its magnetic properties.
Coercivity (Strength): Coercivity is a measure of the resistance of a magnetic material to changes in its magnetization state. Coercivity is the measure of how difficult it is to demagnetize a material once it has been magnetized. High coercivity ensures that the magnetization remains stable over time and in the presence of external magnetic fields.
Damping Factor: The damping factor refers to how quickly the magnetic moments in a material relax to equilibrium after being perturbed.
Magnetic Domains Magnetic domains are regions within a magnetic material where the magnetic moments are aligned in the same direction. With each domain, the magnetic moments are aligned to create a net magnetic field. When an external field is applied to magnetic material, the magnetic domains can respond in different ways:
Alignment: The applied magnetic field can cause the magnetic domains to align in the direction of the external field. This alignment leads to an overall magnetization of the material in the direction of the applied field.
Reorientation: In some cases, the magnetic domains may undergo reorientation to minimize the energy of the system. This reorientation can involve the movement of domain walls, where neighboring domains with different orientations meet. The movement of domain walls can lead to changes in the overall magnetic properties of the material.
Switching: By applying external magnetic fields of specific strengths and orientations, it is possible to switch the magnetization of individual domains, allowing for data writing and erasing in magnetic storage devices.
Magnetic Field A magnetic field is a region around a magnetic material within which the force of magnetism acts. Magnetism is a physical phenomenon produced by the motion of charges, resulting in attractive of repulsive forces between objects or systems. The creation of a magnetic field is influenced by several key properties:
Charge: Charged particles or quanta generate magnetic fields when they move.
Spin: An intrinsic property called spin contributes to the magnetic moment. "Intrinsic" refers to qualities or properties that are inherent, meaning they are essential and fundamental to its nature.
Velocity: The speed and direction of the charged particle or quanta's movement influences the strength and orientation of the magnetic field it produces. Faster movement generates stronger fields.
Magnetic Moment: The magnetic moment quantifies the strength and orientation of a magnetic field, arising from both its charge and spin.
Configuration and Arrangement: The arrangement of charged quanta and their spins can lead to collective magnetic behavior.
Recap: Magnetic materials exhibit magnetic properties either naturally or when exposed to an external magnetic field. These materials are characterized by the presence of magnetic domains, which are regions within the material where the magnetic moments are aligned in the same direction, resulting in a net magnetic field.
Mass Mass is a measure of the amount of matter in an object or system. It reflects resistance to acceleration when a force is applied. Mass affects how particles or quanta respond to magnetic fields and how they can be manipulated in magnetic environments. The acceleration of a system is directly proportional to the net force acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass. (In other words, more mass means less acceleration while more force means more acceleration.)
Inertia: Mass is a measure of inertia, which refers to resistance to changes in motion.
Gravitational Effects: Mass is fundamental in shaping the gravitational forces between objects. The greater the mass of an object or system, the stronger its gravitational pull, influencing how it interacts with other masses in its vicinity. When systems move under the influence of gravitational force, potential energy is converted into kinetic energy and vice versa.
Energy Equivalence: Mass is also related to energy. The equation E = mc^2 highlights the equivalence between mass and energy, showing that mass can be converted into energy and vice versa.
Energy Barriers Energy barriers arise in various physical systems and processes as a result of interactions, constraints, influences, and other factors that prevent the system from changing energy state or changing its configuration freely. Here's a discussion on how energy barriers arise in different contexts:
Exchange Interactions: Energy barriers can arise from exchange interactions between neighboring magnetic moments. These interactions tend to align the magnetic moments in a specific direction, creating energy barriers that must be overcome for the moments to change orientation.
Anisotropy Energy: Anisotropy energy arises due to the alignment of magnetic moments. Energy barriers associated with anisotropy prevent the easy reorientation of magnetic moments.
External Fields: Application of external magnetic fields can create energy barriers that oppose changes in the orientation of magnetic moments. The energy required to overcome these barriers depends on the strength of the applied field.
Phase Transitions: Energy barriers can arise in phase transitions during which heat disrupts the alignment of magnetic moments. Phase transitions are changes in the state of a system that occur when shifting from one phase to another due to variations in temperature, pressure, or other conditions.
Energy barriers can be visualized on potential energy surfaces which are multidimensional representations of the potential energy of a system as a function of its configuration. Energy barriers correspond to energy maxima or saddle points on these surfaces, indicating the energy required to transition between different configurations. Energy Maxima: An energy maxima, also known as a transition state, corresponds to the peak of the energy barrier that the reactants (products to be consumed or changed) must overcome to proceed forward in the reaction. Saddle Points: Saddle Points are points of maximum energy along certain reaction pathways and can help identify the most likely route for a reaction to proceed. The saddle point is often associated with the transition state and represents a critical point in the progress of a reaction.
Thermal Activation of Magnetic Moments The thermal activation of magnetic moments refers to the phenomenon where the magnetic moments in a material undergo transitions between different energy states due to thermal fluctuations. This process is governed by the competition between thermal energy and the energy barriers associated with the orientation of magnetic moments.
Energy Barriers and Activation: Magnetic moments tend to align in a specific direction due to exchange interactions or other magnetic forces. However, there are energy barriers that prevent the magnetic moments from freely changing orientation. The energy barriers keep the magnetic moments stable in their aligned state. Thermal activation occurs when thermal energy is sufficient to overcome these energy barriers, allowing the magnetic moments to transition to a different orientation.
Effects on Magnetic Properties: Thermal activation of magnetic moments can lead to changes in the magnetic properties of materials. For example, at high temperatures, materials may lose their magnetic order as thermal energy disrupts the alignment of magnetic moments.
Applications: Researchers can manipulate the energy barriers and thermal activation processes to control the magnetic properties of materials, such as affecting their stability, switching speed, and energy efficiency. (Magnetic moments can relate to eigenvalues which can be used to tie into eigenspaces, enhancing simulation capabilities.)
Types of magnetic moments include:
Orbital Magnetic Moments: Arises from motion around a center.
Spin Magnetic Moment: Arises from intrinsic spin.
Nuclear Magnetic Moment: Arises from spin and motion.
Quantum Reservoirs
A quantum reservoir refers to a large system that interacts with a smaller system (such as a quantum system of interest) and serves to maintain (or modify) certain properties of the smaller system, such as its temperature or energy. Quantum reservoirs can be implemented using quantum systems such as quantum circuits or quantum annealers. Circuits implement gate operations on qubits while annealers are used to solve optimization problems.
Quantum reservoirs exhibit complex dynamics and quantum correlations for use in tasks including quantum state reconstruction, quantum error correction, and quantum communication. Quantum algorithms can take advantage of quantum parallelism and superposition to explore multiple possibilities simultaneously. Quantum reservoirs allow researchers to model the interactions between a quantum system and its surrounding environment in a realistic way.
Quantum Reservoir Computing Quantum Reservoir Computing (QRC) is a novel approach to quantum computing that acts as a machine learning framework that utilizes a fixed, nonlinear dynamical system called a reservoir to process data and perform computations and simulations. A QRC reservoir leverages the principles of quantum mechanics to perform tasks involving quantum simulations and processing. The term "reservoir" typically refers to a large collection of quantum systems that are not explicitly tracked or controlled (by the classical quantum machine) but which interact with the classical system of interest. Here are some key points:
Reservoir Computing Paradigm: The reservoir is a complex quantum system that is used to store and process information and is typically composed of complex quantum systems such as quantum circuits, quantum dots, or other quantum devices. A simple layer is trained to perform specific tasks based on the dynamics of the reservoir. This framework is known for being able to efficiently handle complex and time-varying data, making it suitable for tasks such as time series prediction, pattern recognition, and signal processing.
Information Processing: Information is encoded into the quantum reservoir through input signals, and the dynamics of the reservoir process this information over time. The readout (classical quantum machine) layer then (must) extract the desired output information from the state of the reservoir, allowing for a (more desired/intended) completion of tasks.
Nonlinear Behavior: Quantum reservoirs exhibit complex quantum dynamics and nonlinear behavior, contributing to flexibility. With non-linearity, the output is no longer directly proportional to the input, and the relationship between the input and output is fluid and dynamic, allowing for the learning and modeling of more complex patterns in data. In other words, if linear could only capture straight lines, non-linear can capture wavy lines, zigzags, or loops with numbers.
Memory and information processing: Quantum reservoirs are known for their memory capabilities, allowing them to retain information from the past and use it to influence the processing of future inputs.
Training and optimization: Reservoir dynamics are analyzed in a manner that allows researchers to develop efficient training algorithms.
Applications: Quantum reservoir applications include (creating, addressing) optimization problems, pattern recognition, and machine learning tasks. The quantum reservoir aims to gain advantage over the (classical machine) through use of computational benefits gained through its coherent use of quantum superposition and entanglement.
The Computational ("Simulational") benefits of QRC include:
Parallelism: Quantum computers can process multiple inputs simultaneously.
Interference: Quantum interference describes the phenomenon where two or more quantum states interfere with each other, leading to observable effects such as amplification or suppression of certain outcomes. By leveraging quantum interference, the reservoir can amplify the probabilities of correct (or desired) outcomes and suppress the probabilities of incorrect (or undesired) outcomes, leading to computations (simulations, algorithms) with better intended outcomes. Quantum interference can improve performance of QRC algorithms, particularly in tasks that involve optimization and pattern recognition.
State Representation: Quantum systems can represent and process information in a high-dimensional quantum state space, allowing for richer ("richer") representations of data and computations (simulations).
The dynamics of the quantum reservoir can be controlled through various means, leading to changes in its behavior and interaction with quantum systems. Here are some examples:
Temperature Control: Changing the temperature of the reservoir affects the energy distribution of its states. A higher temperature can increase thermal fluctuations, impacting the coherence and relaxation times of the quantum systems interacting with the reservoir.
Electromagnetic Fields: Applying external electromagnetic fields can modify the energy levels and transition rates within the reservoir. This can enhance or suppress certain quantum processes, such as decay or excitation rates.
Chemical Potential: Chemical potential in thermodynamics represents the change in free energy of a system when an additional element is introduced. "Free energy" describes the amount of energy available to do work in a system at a constant temperature and pressure. Adjusting the chemical potential can influence the exchange between the quantum system and the reservoir, affecting the dynamics of entanglement and information flow.
Control of Coupling Strength: By tuning the coupling between the quantum system and the reservoir, one can control the rate of energy and information transfer, affecting the overall dynamics.
Quantum Feedback Mechanisms: Implementing feedback control can stabilize or destabilize certain states, allowing for dynamic manipulation of the reservoir's properties.
A quantum reservoir can house multiple quantum systems within it for diversity of dynamics, fault tolerance, redundancy, parallel processing, and flexibility.
Quantum Spintronics
Quantum spintronics is an interdisciplinary field that merges the principles of quantum mechanics and spintronics, aiming to develop novel technologies for information processing and storage.
A Quantum Spin System A quantum spin system is a physical system composed of quantum-mechanical spins which have applications in quantum information processing and quantum simulation. Important components of a quantum spin system include:
Spin: Spintronics takes advantage of an intrinsic property called "spin" which can be thought of as intrinsic angular momentum. (Angular momentum is used principally to describe motion and behavior.)
Quantum Spin Hamiltonian: The spin system is described (set) by a Hamiltonian (a unit of potential and kinetic energy) that includes terms representing (~governing) interactions between spins, external magnetic fields, spin-orbit coupling (the linking of intrinsic spin with orbital motion around a center), and other energy contributions. The Hamiltonian typically involves operators corresponding to the projections of spin angular momentum along different axes (positions, directions, and measurements).
Quantum Spin Models: Theoretical models simplify interactions between spins.
Quantum Entanglement: Quantum spin systems exhibit entanglement between spins where the quantum states of individual spins are correlated.
Magnetization Orientation Affected by Spin-Polarized Currents The Free Layer In a spin system, the "free layer," in addition to the reference layer, is one of the two magnetic layers in a Magnetic Tunnel Junction (MTJ) which is a device used for storage and sensing. The free layer is called "free" because its magnetic orientation can be changed freely or easily, typically by applying an external magnetic field or through spin transfer torque effects. The free layer in a spin system in magnetic tunnel junctions plays a crucial role in storing and manipulating information using the orientation of its magnetic moments. By controlling the magnetization of the free layer, various functionalities such as data writing, reading, and logic operations can be performed efficiently. Here is an explanation of the free layer in a spin system:
Function: The free layer is responsible for storing information in the form of orientation. The magnetization of the free layer can be changed by applying an external magnetic field.
Magnetic Properties: The free layer can typically have its magnetic orientation switched easily.
Spin Transport: A spin-polarized current is passed through a device and the electrons acquire a spin polarization. This spin-polarized current can exert a torque on the magnetic moments in a free layer, causing it to switch its magnetic direction. The manipulation and usage of spin-polarized currents is essential for controlling the flow of spin angular momentum and exploiting the spin degree of freedom of the electrons for information processing and storage.
Tunnel Resistance: The resistance of the magnetic tunnel junction is determined by the orientation of magnetic moments in the free layer relative to the reference layer. A higher tunnel resistance often suggests that the magnetic layers have a greater difference in their magnetization states. Electrons with spins aligned with the magnetic moment of the adjacent layer can tunnel more easily.
Read and Write Operations: During a write operation, a current or magnetic field is applied to the free layer to switch its magnetization direction, encoding information. During a read operation, the resistance of the MTJ is measured. Resistance depends on the relative alignment of the magnetic moments in the free and reference layers. Understanding the behavior of "free layers" in a quantum system can provide insights into the dynamics of the system, including the propagation of quantum correlations, entanglement, and excitations.
The Reference Layer The magnetization of the reference layer remains stable and does not change during normal operation. The reference layer, also called the "fixed" layer, is a layer with a fixed magnetic direction that serves as a consistent and stable reference point for encoding and reading data. The reference layer provides a stable magnetic reference point against which the orientation of the free layer is compared.
Magnetization Switching Magnetization switching refers to the process of changing the direction of magnetic moments in a material.
Techniques: Magnetization switching can be achieved by applying spin-polarized currents. Spin-polarized currents can be generated using various methods, such as: A. Spin Injection: Spin-polarized currents can be generated by injecting [into a material] electrons with a specific spin orientation, typically through a device called a spin injector. This process often involves passing the current through a material that acts as a spin filter, preferentially allowing a particular spin orientation to pass. B. Spin-Valve Devices: One can modulate the spin polarization of the current flowing through the device by controlling the relative orientation of the magnetizations in the device's magnetic layers by using spin valves. Spin valves are devices that rely on the spin-dependent transport of electrons. Spin-Transfer Torque: Spin-polarized currents can exert a torque on the magnetization of a magnetic material. By passing a spin-polarized current through a magnetic layer, one can affect the orientation of the magnetization, enabling applications such as magnetic memory and logic devices. Spin-transfer torque, induced by a passing of spin-polarized current, can exert torques on magnetic moments and drive magnetization switching. The transfer of angular momentum from the spin current to the magnetic moments leads to the reorientation of the magnetization. The change in magnetic direction can be correlated with the presence or strength of a magnetic field.
Usage: Magnetization switching is used to write and store information in the form of magnetic domains with different orientations. Magnetization switching is fundamental to the operation of magnetic tunnel junctions, spin valves, and domain wall devices. A. Magnetic Tunnel Junctions (MTJs): When the magnetizations of two layers are parallel, electrons tunnel more easily through the barrier, resulting in lower resistance. Conversely, when the magnetizations are antiparallel, the tunneling is hindered, leading to higher resistance. This difference in resistance based on the relative orientation of the magnetic moments is exploited for various purposes. B. Spin Valves: Spin valves are devices which consist of two layers through which the magnetic resistance of a device changes based on the relative alignment of magnetic moments. One layer is pinned while the other is free to switch its magnetization direction. C. Domain Wall Devices: Domain walls are boundaries between regions with different magnetic orientations. Domain wall devices utilize these boundaries for various purposes. By manipulating the position and movement of domain walls, these devices can be used for information storage, logic operations, and signal processing in spintronic circuits.
Dynamic Processes
The efficiency and reliability of magnetization switching depend on the properties of the magnetic material, such as its anisotropy, coercivity, and damping factor. Magnetization switching can involve various dynamic processes, such as domain wall motion, spin wave excitation, and coherence precession of magnetic moments. Understanding these processes is essential for designing efficient magnetization switching schemes. Let's discuss each of them:
Domain Wall Motion Domain wall motion refers to the movement of boundaries between different magnetic domains within a magnetic material. Types of domain walls include:
Bloch Walls: Bloch walls are domain walls where the magnetization rotates continuously from one domain to another. They are characterized by a gradual rotation of the magnetization vector within the wall. The magnetization vector can be expressed in terms of magnetic moments within the material. It indicates how magnetized a material is in response to an external magnetic field and has both magnitude and direction.
Neel Walls: Neel walls involve a sharp transition in the magnetization direction from one domain to another. The magnetization direction changes abruptly across the wall.
Causes of Domain Wall motion:
External fields: Application of external magnetic fields can induce domain wall motion by exerting forces on the magnetic moments within the domain walls.
Currents: Spin-polarized currents, such as in spin-transfer torque devices, can also drive domain wall motion by transferring angular momentum to the magnetic moments.
Temperature: Thermal fluctuations can cause domain walls to move due to random thermal activation of the magnetic moments.
Mechanisms of Domain Wall Motion:
Domain Wall Pinning and Depinning: Domain walls can be pinned at defects or boundaries within the material. External stimuli can overcome these pinning forces, causing the domain wall to depin and move.
Spin Waves: Spin waves are collective excitations of the spin configurations in a magnetic material. Spin waves can interact with domain walls and transfer momentum to them, leading to their motion through the material.
Skyrmions: in materials with strong spin-orbit coupling, magnetic skyrmions can form. Skyrmions are topologically protected spin textures that can move through material, dragging domain walls along with them. Skyrmions can be used as magnetic sensors due to their ability to respond to external magnetic fields and currents. Skyrmions can also interact with spin waves in magnetic materials, which can be utilized for signal processing and communication applications.
Coherence precession of magnetic moments Coherence precession refers to the synchronous precession of magnetic moments in a material. When the magnetic moments are aligned and precess coherently, they can collectively exhibit behaviors including the formation of spin waves.
Spin-wave excitation Spin waves are collective excitations of spins in a magnetic material. Spin-wave excitation enables information processing in magnetic materials. They can be thought of as representing the coherence precession of magnetic moments in a material. Neighboring magnetic moments tend to align parallel to each other due to exchange interactions. When the spins deviate slightly from this alignment, they can interact with each other through quantum mechanical processes, leading to the formation of spin waves. Spin waves have characteristic energies and wavelengths that propagate through the material, carrying spin angular momentum.
Spin-Orbit Interactions Spin-orbit interaction refers to a coupling between spin and motion, in which the electric and magnetic fields experienced by a charged particle or qubit can influence both its motion and its spin. This coupling can give rise to spin-orbit torques, which can be used to efficiently manipulate the magnetization of magnetic materials (moments, sources) in spintronic devices. Spin-orbit interactions are harnessed to manipulate and control the spin of electrons for information processing and storage. Spin-orbit interactions can give rise to various phenomena such as the formation of exotic states with unique properties, such as protected surface states.
A Coupled Light-Matter System
A coupled light-matter system refers to the interaction between photons as light (electromagnetic radiation) and quantum dots as matter (has weight (mass) and takes up space) where each respective component is strongly interconnected and influencing each other's behavior. Coupled light-matter systems have a wide range of applications, including:
Quantum Systems: Coupled light-matter systems can be used to implement quantum gates and quantum information protocols, enabling the development of quantum computers and communication systems.
Quantum Optics: These systems are used to study fundamental quantum phenomena such as entanglement, quantum superposition, and quantum interference.
Sensing and Metrology: Coupled light-matter systems can be used for high-precision measurements and sensing applications.
Light According to the wave theory of light, light is an electromagnetic wave consisting of oscillating electric and magnetic fields. Each light wave has a specific wavelength and frequency, which determine its color and energy. Light also exhibits properties of both particles and waves. In quantum mechanics, light is described as a stream of photons that also exhibit wave-like behavior.
Spectrum of Light: The spectrum of light includes wavelengths from longer radio waves to shorter gamma rays.
Reflection and Refraction: Light can be reflected (bounced off) or refracted (bent) upon encountering a surface.
Interference and Diffraction: Light waves can interfere with each other when they overlap, leading to interference patterns. Diffraction is the bending of light waves around obstacles.
Polarization: Light waves can be polarized, meaning they vibrate in a specific direction. Light waves can be blocked from vibrating in certain directions.
Photons Photons are particles or quanta of light and are responsible for transmitting electromagnetic forces and carrying information about the electromagnetic field. They exhibit quantum behavior and can exist in superposition states. Photons may be described as quantized packets of electromagnetic radiation with energy proportional to their frequency. Electromagnetic radiation refers to the propagation of energy through space in the form of waves which consist of synchronized oscillations of electric and magnetic fields and exhibit both wave-like and particle-like properties.
In a coupled light-matter interaction system, the behavior of light (photons and electromagnetic radiation) can be influenced by the presence of matter and vice-versa. This interaction is often mediated by the electromagnetic field, which can induce changes in the energy levels and other properties of the matter, while the matter can in turn modify the propagation of light. (An "interaction system" refers to a framework or set of processes through which systems communicate and exchange information. It involves understanding needs and behaviors to improve the usability and accessibility of the system.)
Frequency Frequency refers to the number of cycles of a wave per unit of time. It represents the rate at which a periodic event occurs and is typically measured in hertz (Hz). In the context of quantum computing, frequencies are often used to describe the energy levels of qubits or the electromagnetic fields applied to manipulate qubits. Frequencies are crucial for controlling qubit operations, generating entanglement, and implementing quantum gates in quantum systems. They play a key role in encoding and manipulating quantum information.
Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics (QED) is a field of physics that deals with the interactions between light and matter confined in a cavity that acts as a resonator for the electromagnetic field. In cavity QED, a typical setup consists of a cavity that confines photons, and atoms and other quantum systems (such as quantum dots) that interact with the confined photons. The cavity enhances the interaction between light and matter, leading to a variety of interesting quantum phenomena. Here are some key aspects of cavity quantum electrodynamics:
Photon blockade: A photon blockade is a quantum optical phenomenon where the presence of one photon in a nonlinear medium inhibits the arrival of additional photons. Strong interactions between light and matter lead to a suppression of multi-photon states. The effect arises from the non-linearity in the system, which can prevent excitations when a certain threshold photon number is reached, thereby enabling applications in quantum information processing.
Strong coupling regime: The interaction strength between the photons and the atoms is comparable to the frequency of the system. The quantum nature becomes significant leading to phenomena such as the exchange of energy between atoms and photons faster before any decay processes have a chance to take affect. This can lead to the creation of entangled states, or the observation of non-classical behaviors, allowing for the realization of quantum algorithms and computations that take advantage of quantum phenomena.
Dressed States: This effect occurs when the coupling is strong enough to cause a splitting of the energy levels into two hybridized states, known as dressed states.
Quantum State Manipulation: Cavity QED provides a platform for manipulating the quantum states of light and matter.
Quantum Information Processing: The quantum states of other quantum systems can be manipulated using photons in a cavity. This can be used for tasks such as quantum gates, quantum memory, and quantum communication.
Dressed States When a quantum system interacts with an external field, the energy levels and states of the system are modified or "dressed" by the field, leading to new eigenstates and energies. These states are characterized by a coherent superposition of the original states of the quantum system and the field. Other details about dress states include:
Energy levels: Dressed states typically exhibit new energy levels that are different from the bare energies of the isolated quantum system and field.
Hybridization: Dressed states represent a mixing of the quantum system's internal states with the field states (characterized by parameters like intensity, direction, and potential energy.) This hybridization leads to the formation of new eigenstates of the combined system, which have unique properties that are a combination of those of the individual components.
Rabi oscillations: The interaction between the dressed states can give rise to Rabi oscillations, where the population of the dressed states oscillates between the two energy levels of a two-level quantum system. Rabi oscillations occur when an external electromagnetic field is applied to a two-level quantum system, causing the system to oscillate between its two energy states. The oscillatory behavior is a manifestation of the interference effects that occur when different quantum states are superimposed. (These oscillations can come in like lashes and even contain depictions when the quantum system is superimposing an intent or meaning.)
Coherent light-matter interactions are crucial for implementing quantum operations such as quantum gates and quantum state manipulation.
Decay Rates of Systems The decay rate refers to the rate at which energy is lost from the light-matter system (interactions between light and quantum dots) due to various processes such as spontaneous emission, absorption, and scattering. Key points to consider about the decay rate of a light-matter system:
Spontaneous Emission of Photons: One of the primary processes contributing to the decay of an excited state in a light-matter system is spontaneous emission. An "atom or molecule" in an excited state can emit a photon spontaneously when it transitions to a lower energy state. A photon is an excitation of the electromagnetic field that carries energy and momentum, but has no mass or electric charge.
Stimulated Emission and Absorption: Stimulated emission occurs when an incoming photon triggers the emission of another photon with the same energy and phase, leading to the amplification of light. Absorption occurs when a photon is absorbed by the system, leading to an increase in the energy of the system.
Decay Rate and Interaction Lifetime: A higher decay rate corresponds to a shorter interaction lifetime. A shorter decay rate corresponds to a longer lifetime.
Environment and Decoherence: The decay rate of a light-matter system can be influenced by its environment. Interactions with the environment lead to decoherence and can affect the decay dynamics of the system. Decoherence occurs when the quantum coherence of the system is lost due to interactions with the environment, leading to a faster decay of the system.
Optical cavities and resonators: The decay rate of a light-matter system can also be modified by the presence of optical cavities or resonators.
Increased Density of Photon States and Spontaneous Emission Rates: An enhancement of spontaneous emission rate of an emitter placed inside a resonate cavity takes place due to the increased density of photon states in an optical cavity. This is known as the Purcell Effect.
Quantum emitters Quantum emitters are systems or quantum dots that can emit light or photons.
Quantum emitters can be used to create entangled photon pairs through processes like spontaneous parametric down-conversion, in which a high-energy photon splits into pairs of lower-energy entangled photons. This phenomenon is crucial for creating photon pairs which are essential for quantum communication protocols like quantum teleportation and quantum repeaters. Applications of quantum emitters include quantum sensors and quantum computers for implementing qubits. Quantum emitters may degrade due to environmental interactions that degrade their quantum properties.
. Crystals Crystals are explored as platforms for quantum memory, which is essential for storing and retrieving quantum information in quantum communication and quantum computing systems. Certain crystal structures can support long coherence times for quantum states, making them fit for quantum memory applications. The crystal structure itself is not the quantum computer; rather, it is the material in which certain quantum bits or qubits are embedded or encoded. The crystal structure can influence how well the qubits behave in terms of coherence and how easily they can be manipulated for computations (simulations).
Photonic Crystals Photonic crystals are engineered periodic structures that control the flow of light by creating band gaps where certain wavelengths cannot propagate. Engineered period structures are materials or devices that are designed to exhibit specific properties or functionalities and control the propagation of light to manipulate the behavior of photons.
Photonic Crystal Cavities Photonic crystal cavities are structures in photonic crystals designed to trap and manipulate light. Defects are created in a crystal lattice that result in cavities which can be used to confine light in small volumes, supporting resonant modes with specific frequencies that are designed to confine and manipulate light in photonic crystal devices. Photonic crystal cavities are used to create quantum memories, quantum gates, and quantum networks. The ability to confine and manipulate photons at the quantum level is essential for building efficient and scalable quantum information processing devices.
Cavity-based quantum memories Cavity-based quantum memories are a type of quantum memory that relies on the use of optical cavities or resonators to store and retrieve quantum information in the form of photonic states, or quantum states of light.
Atomic Excitations Collective atomic excitations refer to the coherent excitations of a group of atoms in an interaction system, where the behavior of the atoms is correlated due to interactions among them. When a photon interacts with an ensemble of atoms, it can create a superposition of excitations across the atoms, allowing the information carried by the photon to be mapped onto the collective state of the atomic ensemble. Quantized modes of excitations that propagate through the lattice of the material as vibrations are called phonons. The collective nature of these excitations enhances the efficiency of the interaction between light and matter, allowing for the storage and retrieval of quantum states with high fidelity. Because these excitations are collective, they can exhibit enhanced coherence properties, such that the collective state can maintain quantum coherence over longer timescales. Collective (atomic) excitations can also lead to entangled states, which are useful for various quantum information applications.
Cavity usage Different types of cavities can be used for implementing cavity-based quantum memories. The cavity enhances the interaction between the photons and the material system inside the cavity, allowing the photons to be absorbed and stored in the form of collective excitations or spin states of the material system. These cavities are designed to confine and enhance the interaction of light with the material system, enabling efficient storage and retrieval of quantum information. Additionally, cavity-based quantum memories can be integrated into quantum key distribution systems. By storing and synchronizing quantum states of photons, these memories enable the generation of secure cryptographic keys and the distribution of entangled states for quantum communication. Quantum memories play a crucial role in quantum communication, quantum networking, and quantum information processing applications by enabling the storage of quantum information carried by photons and facilitating the synchronization of quantum operations across different nodes in a quantum network.
Laser-induced Vibrations A laser is a device that produces a coherent light beam. A photon is emitted when an electron in an excited state of an atom or molecule returns to a lower energy state. If this photon interacts with another excited atom, it can stimulate that atom to emit another photon of the same energy, phase, and direction, resulting in a coherent light beam. Gain Medium: The material that provides the (quantum information) necessary for stimulated emission. Pump Source: This provides the energy needed to excite the content of the gain medium. The energy can be in the form of electrical discharge, light (from another laser or intense burst of light), or a combination reaction. Lasers typically emit light of a single wavelength (color), making them monochromatic. Laser light is highly coherent, meaning the light waves are in phase and have a fixed relationship in space and time.
Laser-induced vibrations are used to manipulate the vibrational states in a material in order to encode, manipulate, and process quantum information (See: Spin-polarized currents). By applying carefully designed laser pulses with specific frequencies and intensities, it is possible to perform operations on the quantum information stored in the vibrational modes, which are the patterns of motion during vibration. These operations can include quantum gates, measurements, and other quantum information processing tasks.
Sound, Vibration, and Noise
Sound is a form of energy that is produced by vibrations traveling through a medium. The particles of the medium vibrate in the same direction as the wave is moving. This is in contrast to light waves where the particles move perpendicular to the direction of the wave.
Propagation: Sound waves travel through a medium by causing the particles of the medium to vibrate. The particles transfer energy to neighboring particles, creating a wave of oscillating pressure. The speed of sound varies depending on the medium through which it is traveling.
Amplitude and loudness: The amplitude is the maximum distance an object moves from the equilibrium position during a motion. The amplitude of a sound determines its loudness. Greater amplitude corresponds to louder sounds.
Sound and Music: Musical notes are produced by sound waves with specific frequencies and amplitudes.
Vibration Vibration refers to the back-and-forth motion of an object around a central equilibrium position. Trapped ions in quantum computers can be manipulated using laser-induced vibrations to encode and process quantum information. Vibrations are important for controlling the states of qubits, inducing transitions between energy levels, error correction codes, and minimizing decoherence in quantum operations. The back-and-forth motion around the equilibrium position is typically periodic, meaning it repeats itself at regular intervals.
Central Equilibrium The central equilibrium refers to the point around which the system oscillates or vibrates. When the system is disturbed from its equilibrium position, it experiences a force that tries to bring it back to the equilibrium point. This force is often proportional to the displacement from the equilibrium position. The motion of the system can be analyzed in terms of displacement, velocity, acceleration, and the forces acting on it.
Displacement: Displacement refers to how far a system has moved and in which direction it has moved. It is a vector quantity that has both magnitude and direction.
Velocity: Velocity is the rate of change of displacement with respect to time. It is a vector quantity that specifies both speed and direction. Analyzing velocity helps provide insight to understand how fast an object is moving and in what direction.
Acceleration: Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity with respect to time. It indicates how quickly the velocity of a system is changing. Acceleration is also a vector quantity and can be in the same direction as the velocity (resulting in speeding up / constructive interference) or in the opposite direction (resulting in slowing down / destructive interference.)
Forces: Forces are the interactions that cause a system to accelerate. The acceleration of a system is directly proportional to the net force acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass. (Mass is a measure of the amount of matter in an object and is a measure of a system's inertia, which is its resistance to changes in motion.)
Understanding the central equilibrium in vibration helps provide insight to help predict the behavior of vibrating systems to enhance and modify their stability and performance. Some common consequences that can occur when the equilibrium of a vibrating system is disturbed includes:
Oscillations: The system will typically exhibit oscillatory motion around its new equilibrium position. This oscillation can be simple harmonic or more complex.
Resonance: If the disturbance frequency matches the natural frequency of the system, resonance can occur. Resonance is a phenomenon where the amplitude of oscillations increases significantly, potentially leading to excessive vibrations.
Energy transfer: Disturbing the equilibrium will result in the transfer of energy within the system. Energy may be transferred between different modes of vibration or dissipated as heat due to damping effects.
Nonlinear effects: In some systems, disturbing the equilibrium can lead to nonlinear effects such as amplitude-dependent behavior or frequency modulation. These effects can result in complex and unpredictable system responses. A. Amplitude-Dependent Behavior: Amplitude-dependent behavior refers to how the response or behavior of a system changes based on the amplitude of an input signal or stimulus (excitation or vibration). The restoring force (which acts to bring a system back to its equilibrium after it has been displaced) may not be directly proportional to the displacement (in the same direction and at a constant ratio), leading to amplitude-dependent behavior which can manifest as changes in stiffness, damping, or other properties. Hysteresis is a common form of amplitude-dependent behavior where the response of a system depends on its past history. In hysteresis, the output of a system depends not only on the current input but also on the past input values. B. Frequency Modulation: Frequency modulation is a technique used to encode information in a carrier wave by varying its frequency. Frequency modulation changes the frequency in accordance with the amplitude of the input signal.
Structural damage: Excessive or prolonged disturbance to the equilibrium of a vibrating system can lead to structural damage or fatigue failure.
Performance degradation: Vibrations can lead to increased wear and tear, reduced operational efficiency, or decreased outcome quality.
Noise Noise refers to any unwanted or undesirable sound that interferes with the quality of a desired signal. Common types of noise (besides acoustic) include:
Electrical Noise: Random fluctuations or disturbances that can interfere with the proper operation of a circuit.
Thermal Noise: Thermal noise is caused by the random movement of electrons in a conductor due to thermal energy.
Communication Noise: Unwanted signals that interfere with the transmission or reception of a message. Communication noise can be caused by electromagnetic interference, channel distortion, and background noise.
Noise Engineering Noise engineering refers to the deliberate manipulation and control of environmental noise to modify the performance of quantum systems.
Noise sources: Noise can arise from various sources and can introduce or mitigate errors and affect the coherence time of quantum states.
Decoherence and error correction: Noise engineering aims to reduce the impact of decoherence by isolating the quantum system from external noise sources and designing error correction protocols to protect quantum information or states.
Active noise control: Active noise control techniques can be employed to actively suppress or cancel out noise in quantum systems. This can involve using feedback mechanisms to counteract the effects of noise in real-time, affecting the stability and performance of the quantum device.
Noise-resilient quantum algorithms: Researches are developing quantum algorithms that are resilient to noise and errors.
Quantum error correction: By encoding quantum information in error-correction codes, quantum systems can detect and correct errors caused by noise.
(The less chance the system has of being affected by 'noise', the greater control the quantum system can take to collect data, analyze, and train as well as solidify and expand its own control as quantum advantage.)
Tying it Together: The Coupled Light-Matter System
A coupled light-matter system can utilize a heat engine using spintronics and quantum reservoir computing through the following mechanisms:
Spintronics Integration: Spintronic devices use the spin of electrons, in addition to their charge, to manipulate and store information. By coupling spins with light, coherent control can be created over the spin states, allowing for efficient energy transfer and conversion processes in the heat engine.
Magnetic Interactions: The coupling of light with magnetic materials can induce phenomena like magneto-optical effects, which occurs when magnetic fields influence the behavior of light in a material, enhancing the interaction between light and matter. This can improve absorption and conversion efficiency in the heat engine.
Quantum Reservoir Computing: This approach uses quantum systems as reservoirs to process information. In the context of a heat engine, quantum reservoirs can optimize the control of energy flows by leveraging quantum coherence and entanglement, enhancing the engine's performance.
Energy Transfer: The interaction between light and spin states can facilitate rapid energy transfer within the heat engine. Light can excite spins, leading to energy conversion processes.
Thermal Management: The coupled system can also help manage thermal gradients more effectively. Quantum reservoirs can maintain non-equilibrium conditions that optimize heat flow and enhance the overall thermodynamic cycle of the engine.
Feedback Mechanisms: Quantum reservoir computing can implement adaptive feedback control, dynamically adjusting the operation of the heat engine based on real-time conditions.
Novel Materials
Novel materials are materials used in the development of components such as qubits, quantum gates, circuits, and other elements in quantum systems. Novel materials can be specifically engineered to exhibit unique properties that enable the manipulation and control of quantum states and the precise manipulation and measurement of qubits in quantum circuits. Novel materials play a significant role in the creation and development of methods and further materials for the manipulation and processing of quantum information.
Phase Change Materials (PCMs) Phase Change Materials are substances that absorb and release thermal energy during phase transitions. Different PCMs are designed to work within specific temperature ranges. Integrating layers of PCMs with different activation points can create a thermal management system that reacts to varying conditions. Advanced PCMs can be designed to change phase as specific activation points while accounting for environmental conditions.
Topological Insulators Novel materials are explored for their potential in realizing topologically protected qubits and gates. Topological insulators are a class of materials with surface states that are topologically protected and behave as insulators in their bulk. Here is an explanation of topological insulators:
Spin-Orbit Interaction: Couples the spin of electrons to their motion.
Band Inversion: A "band" refers to a range of energy levels that electrons can occupy in a material. In some materials with strong spin-orbit coupling, the spin-orbit interaction can lead to a band inversion (a reversal or flipping of positions, order, or direction) which leads to the emergence of special electronic states for the creation of topological insulators.
Topological Protection: The band inversion caused by the spin-orbit interaction in a topological insulator leads to the formation of surface states that are topologically protected.
Spin-Momentum Locking: One of the key features of the surface states in topological insulators is the phenomenon of spin-momentum locking. In these materials, the direction of an electron's spin is intimately tied to its momentum. This unique coupling between spin and momentum plays a crucial role in the robustness of surface states.
Material Creation: Material creation refers to the process of producing items or substances from materials. Steps involved in the creation and deployment of novel materials include:
Material selection: Existing material is selected that will be used to create novel material. This may include choosing basic elements, existing combinations, or constructed structures that can provide the desired properties.
Manufacturing: This is the process of creating the material with the desired structure and properties. The selected materials are synthesized or manufactured using various techniques such as: A. Synthesis: The combination of materials, extraction which involves selectively removing a desired material from another. B. Extraction: The removal of unwanted attributes to obtain a material with the desired properties. C. Additive manufacturing: Additive manufacturing builds materials from layers of other materials.
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Novel materials play a critical role in the development of quantum gates, circuits, and other components in quantum systems and applications involving computing, communication, sensing, and error correction. By leveraging the properties of these materials, researchers aim to build more robust, scalable, quantum technologies that can outperform classical systems.
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johnmanciniwrites · 8 months ago
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In Fragments We Trust
When, Why, and How to Write Incomplete Sentences
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“Fragments are the only forms I trust.” – Donald Barthelme
The soundbite goes viral. People rally round a slogan. The meme speaks volumes. In our fragmented media landscape, phrases have more currency than clauses.
In his 1857 poem, “The Swan,” Charles Baudelaire complained of an “immense nausea of billboards.” Who would have thought, even back then commercialism was overwhelming people with superficial distractions and empty promises. In a way, his take on fragmented reality anticipates postmodernists like Barthelme, who responded to his own generation's deluge of sensory stimuli and existential anxieties.
If fragmentation is key to understanding the modern or post-modern or post-post-modern condition, that might explain why my Word software no longer offers a squiggly line when I write an incomplete sentence. Maybe it doesn’t matter anymore. But maybe it should. Knowing when, why, and how to break the rules is an artist’s job.
One used to learn in grade school what makes a complete thought, when that thought “runs on” into another complete thought, when the writer should insert a period instead of a comma. But these days the nuts and bolts of grammar are rarely taught. If at all. Some universities offer tutoring sessions on fragments and run-ons. Attendance is optional.
So here's a tutoring session you can take at your leisure.
The well-placed fragment can add style and emphasis and even increase dramatic tension in your work. Fragments are often built on parallels, so it helps to have some understanding of syntax, such as being able to recognize a series of verb phrases when you write one. But a basic ear for language and voice should tell you when to pause with a comma, take a sip from the oversized Yeti or Stanley cup, and carry on. Or when you need to make a full stop. And then start again. A feel for rhythm and momentum can be learned. 
From Postcards by Annie Proulx:
Even before he got up he knew he was on his way.  Even in the midst of the involuntary orgasmic jerking he knew.  Knew she was dead, knew he was on his way.  Even standing there on shaking legs, trying to push the copper buttons through the stiff buttonholes he knew that everything he had done or thought in his life had to be started over again. Even if he got away.
The main clause (the complete thought) in the first two sentences is “he knew.” The fragment is built on the verb, knew. The first fragment announces a dramatic surprise in dramatic fashion. It increases urgency. The second is built on the modifying conditional phrase, even if. Repetition is key.
Here’s one from William Faulkner’s “Dry September”:
Through the bloody September twilight, aftermath of sixty-two rainless days, it had gone like a fire in dry grass – the rumor, the story, whatever it was.  Something about Miss Minnie Cooper and a Negro.  Attacked, insulted, frightened: none of them, gathered in the barber shop on that Saturday evening where the ceiling fan stirred, without freshening it, the vitiated air, sending back upon them, in recurrent surges of stale pomade and lotion, their own stale breath and odors, knew exactly what had happened.
The fragment here is an appositive, basically the fourth item in the parallel list that tries to name the thing that had “gone like a fire in dry grass—the rumor, the story, whatever it was.” By isolating the last and most telling of the items in this list Faulkner strikes a power chord that emphasizes the scandal. It's also worth noting the long final sentence there, which seems to spread, from comma to comma, like the rumor itself.   
Here’s one from Alice McDermott’s Charming Billy:
We sat in the car instead, the broad front seat.  There was the scent of stale cigarettes and old joints and the sweet smell of the beach towel I held on my lap.  You were tan and wore the leather band around your right wrist. Just out of Stony Brook.  Worked a charter fishing boat all summer.  Wanted to own one of your own.  Wanted to see the west coast.  Never went into the city, didn’t like it.  Couldn’t imagine living in a place like Rosedale, going to college way up in Buffalo.  A Bonacker, a real Bonacker.  But your mouth was dry and your eyes dark brown.
These seven parallel fragments are all extensions of the previous sentence which tells us what you were. Most of them are verb phrases in which the you is implied (worked, wanted, went, didn’t like, couldn’t imagine) and the final fragment breaks this pattern with an implied intransitive verb (you were a bonacker). Notice how she returns to a complete sentence for the final line in this paragraph, breaking the pattern and adding closure.
You can build fragments with resumptive modifiers, by repeating a word and saying more about it. Consider the following example from Tobias Wolff’s “The Other Miller”:
For once, everybody else is on the outside and Miller is on the inside. Inside, on his way to a hot shower, dry clothes, a pizza, and a warm bunk.
Like the example from Faulkner, the following fragment is an appositive, which could have easily been incorporated into the sentence it is modifying—perhaps with an em dash—but the writer isolates it with fragmentation. It is also an appositive, essentially a long parallel modifier that renames “coal miners.”
From Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games:
Our part of District 12, nicknamed the Seam, is usually crawling with coal miners heading out to the morning shift at this hour. Men and women with hunched shoulders, swollen knuckles, many who have long since stopped trying to scrub the coal dust out of their broken nails, the lines of their sunken faces. But today the black cinder streets are empty. Shutters on the square grey houses are closed. The reaping isn’t until two. May as well sleep in. If you can.
I like that one at the end. If you can. The well-placed fragment announces itself. The sentence could have read “May as well sleep in—if you can” and perhaps achieved a similar effect. But by fragmenting the final phrase she cuts up the rhythm even more and adds an eerie tension to the notion of trying to sleep through what's coming. Which makes sense. This is, after all, the day of the reaping.                                  
So have no fear of fragments. They are not incorrect. No red pen required. In fact, their experimental and unconventional nature may be a proper reaction to our fragmented world. A more authentic reflection of the human condition in the twenty-first century.
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thedarkthingcreator · 1 year ago
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6 doubts about Tourette's Syndrome you should clarify
What if you ever lose control of your voice or your behavior?
 In the midst of a conversation, wouldn't it be horrible if you couldn't help but shrug and bark?
For many people, this is a fact. Welcome to the Tourette's Kingdom! Think about Tourette's disorder. Tourette's syndrome is a neurological illness marked by tics, which are involuntary, repetitive movements or vocalizations. Although tics can be momentarily suppressed, eventually one must allow them to manifest. This may go on for a short while or several minutes.
Tics involve repeated actions like throat clearing, wrist twisting, shrugging, blinking in a particular way, and producing odd noises. A person with Tourette syndrome exhibits a specific pattern of tics that They keep repeating themselves. The Tourette syndrome has no effect on IQ or lifespan. There are numerous treatments available, however, there is presently no known cure for Tourette syndrome.
Many people wait until their symptoms are severe before seeking medical assistance because tics frequently become less acute as the patient enters puberty. However, some people's tics get in the way of their regular everyday activities.
What manifestations of Tourette's Syndrome exist?
The tic is the most prevalent symptom. The tics associated with Tourette syndrome might vary from one to the next and arise or disappear suddenly. Between the ages of 2 and 15, tic onset often occurs, with a mean age of 6 years old.
Types of Tourette's:
Motor tics are involuntary motions of the body.
Uncontrollable noises are called vocal tics.
They are additionally divided into simple and complex.
a muscular group that solely made basic tics. Complex tics include the simultaneous utilization of numerous muscle groups and motions.
The symptoms of Tourette's are listed below:
a few motor tic cases
Simple: blinking, head jerks, shoulder shrugs, mouth and jaw movements.
Nods and grimaces that are complicated.
An illustration of vocal tics
Simple: bark, growl, growl, and clear throat
Combination: filthy language or phrases that are used repeatedly. You might be wondering why people take the Tourette's oath. Did you see that?
It is relatively uncommon—about 1 in 10 persons with Tourette's syndrome swear frequently.
Tourette's syndrome causes
Although the causes of Tourette syndrome are unknown, they may exist. Fathers give their sons their genes. A family history of Tourette syndrome or other tic disorders may raise the probability of developing the condition, and environmental variables may also be significant. According to recent studies, men are 3 to 4 times more likely than women to suffer Tourette syndrome, which also suggests anomalies in particular brain regions. The majority of those who have Tourette syndrome also have additional health issues. R Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): Impulsive, hyperactive, and inattentive behaviours are signs of ADHD. The disease known as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) causes a continuous impulse to inspect or clean objects. Unwanted thoughts are another effect.
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readysetconnect · 1 year ago
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What are the potential causes of echolalic speech in autism?
Echolalia is the repetition of words or phrases that have just been heard. It is a common symptom of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). There are several potential causes of echolalic speech autism, including:
Communication delays: Children with ASD often have delays in developing communication skills. This can make it difficult for them to express themselves in a typical way. Echolalia can be a way for them to practice language and communicate with others.
Social difficulties: Children with ASD often have difficulty understanding and responding to social cues. Echolalia can be a way for them to cope with these difficulties. It can also be a way for them to get attention from others.
Sensory processing issues: Children with ASD often have sensory processing issues. This can make it difficult for them to process and make sense of information from their surroundings. Echolalia can be a way for them to block out sensory input that is overwhelming or unpleasant.
Tourette syndrome: Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary movements and vocalizations. Echolalia is a common symptom of Tourette syndrome, and it can occur in people with or without ASD.
It is important to note that echolalia is not always a sign of autism. It can also occur in people with other developmental disorders, such as intellectual disability or specific language impairment. Additionally, echolalia can be a regular part of language development in young children. However, if echolalia is persistent and interferes with a child's communication or social skills, it may indicate a more serious underlying condition.
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goodlives-mitansh · 1 year ago
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6 doubts about Tourette's Syndrome you should clarify
What if one day you lose control of your behavior or your voice? Wouldn't it be bad if you couldn't help but shrug and bark in the middle of a conversation, wouldn't it?
This is a fact for many people. Welcome to the Kingdom of Tourettes! Consider Tourette's syndrome.
A neurological condition known as Tourette's syndrome is characterized by uncontrollable and repetitive movements or vocalizations known as tics. A person can temporarily control their tics, but eventually they have to let them happen. This can last for a few seconds or a few minutes.
Tics include repetitive movements, including clearing throat, twisting wrists, shrugging, blinking in a specific way, and making strange noises. An individual with Tourette syndrome has a particular pattern of tics that they repeat over and over. Neither intelligence nor life expectancy are affected by Tourette syndrome. There is currently no cure for Tourette syndrome, but there are many treatments available.
Because tics often become less severe as the patient enters adolescence, many people never seek medical attention unless their symptoms are severe. However, some people's tics interfere with their normal daily tasks.
What are the symptoms of Tourette's Syndrome?
The most typical sign is the tic. Tourette's tic can change from one to the next, as well as appearing and disappearing without warning. Tics usually appear between the ages of 2 and 15, with six being the average age.
Tourette tic types:
Involuntary body movements are called motor tics.
Vocal tics are uncontrollable sounds.
They are further separated into basic and complex
A muscle group engaged only in simple tics. Several movements and muscle units are used simultaneously in complex tics.
Here is a list of Tourette's symptoms:
Some cases of motor tic
Simple: Mouth and jaw movements, head jerks, shoulder shrugs, and blinking.
Complicated nods and grimaces.
An example of vocal tics
Simple: clear throat, growl, cough and bark
Combination: Repeated words or phrases, vulgar language. You may be curious why people take the oath of Tourette. Did you notice?
Only about 1 in 10 patients with Tourette's syndrome have the habit of swearing, which is extremely rare.
2) Causes of Tourette's syndrome
There may be causes of Tourette syndrome, although they are not known. Genes are passed on from father to son. The likelihood of Tourette syndrome may be increased by a family history of this or other tic disorders, and environmental factors may also be important. Men are 3 to 4 times more likely to have Tourette syndrome than women, according to current research, which also points to abnormalities in specific brain regions.
Most people with Tourette syndrome also have other health problems, usually mental or behavioral problems, such as:
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): Inattentive, hyperactive, and impulsive behaviors are symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): This condition leads to a persistent urge to examine objects or clean them. It also causes unwanted thoughts.
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wolfwoodthekid · 2 years ago
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A very long post on Mafuyu and autism.
DISCLAIMER! This is quite messy, so I apologise for that. I made this a while back and I’ve been dying to share it! I hope you can enjoy its even if it is too much text. 
1. Struggling with emotions and communication.
It is very clear Mafuyu isn’t an expressive person when it comes to his emotions, he is often portrayed with the same face and seems to be distracted most of the time. This might make him seem like he is unattentive, but this is due to him not masking. Masking is when autistic people act so we can look like allistic people, mimicking their smile, tone and facial expressions, since Mafuyu is not doing that, he often has the same expression.
Another thing he says is that he can’t laugh or cry like other people, autistic people have a hard time understanding and expressing their emotions. He states that he can’t find the words to express himself and that is why he is seen to have a hard time writing the lyrics for the song.
Mafuyu doesn’t talk like the others, he is short of words and often replies with a simple yes. This is often seen as he is just not paying attention, or zoning out, but this is just another autistic trait. This can be due to two things, he is a semi verbal person or is more connected to his lack of understanding of his emotions.
First, a semi verbal person is when an autistic person tends to not talk a lot compared to allistic people. Some autistic people are non-verbal, but in the case of Mafuyu, he does talk, just not as much as others.
2. Facial expressions
Mafuyu’s facial expressions don't change as drastic as the other characters. He often has the same face and this also makes it seem like he is distracted or not interested, but that is another common autistic trait. Mafuyu is not trying to mask by imitating the others around him, which causes him to have a same face syndrome. 
3. Fixation on things.
The guitar/music! He is called a prodigy due to his fast learning, but he is just fixated to learn how to play. It is stated in the show that he doesn't sleep to learn to play.
This could be due to playing the guitar is now a hyperfixation for him, autistic people have both hyperfixation and special interests.
4. Echolalia.
Whenever Uenoyama ends his explanations, Mafuyu tends to repeat the last words he says. At first, it looks like he doesn't know what the words mean, but that isn’t the case. Echolalia is the repetition of words/phrases, it's like quoting a movie, but involuntary.
Mafuyu doesn’t understand certain concepts, but most of the time he is repeating what Uenoyama says because he is focusing/trying to understand what he is saying.
5. Sensory processing issues.
This is an anime scene only, but Uenoyama buys Mafuyu a soda, and he says he can't drink it. This may look random, but this can be seen as him not being able to eat certain food due to sensory issues. This can make certain textures feel like hell (personally, I can’t drink soda either, this is why it’s here)
Another scene is after the concert, he states that the lights from the stage burn and that seemed to take a lot of focus. It wasn't a bad thing for him. Sensory issues aren't always a bad thing, we just process things around us differently.
6. Taking things too literally.
Uenoyama tells Mafuyu not to take things too literally when he doesn’t get the eyes in his back phrases. Autistic people tend to not understand certain idioms or common phrases when they have another meaning. Like the phrase “It’s raining dogs and cats.” it isn’t raining literal animals, but phrases like that can be confusing to autistic people.
7. Saying things at the wrong time.
He tends to give direct honest and be brutally honest. Sometimes his answers might seem out of context, like when asked what would he like for the band name. Like I said before, this might look like he is just distracted, but he is just saying what’s in his mind. Autistic people tend to do that due to not reading the tone of the conversation/question.
8. Stimming.
This one is hard to catch, but the song he has stuck in his head might be a stim. Hiiragi says Mafuyu would often hum songs, and Mafuyu seems to not remember the songs. That is because it was a vocal stim! Stim is short for self-stimulation, it is something autistic people do when overwhelmed/underwhelmed. It can be voluntary or sometimes we don’t notice, like Mafuyu. Another scene where we can see him stim is when he first plays the chord to Uenoyama and he keeps playing it repeatedly, which can be interpreted as an audio stim.
9. Explosive episodes.
I do not mean this as in an explosive anger episode, that is a completely different thing. Mafuyu tends to explode after a while, this can be seen with his fight with Yuki and his talk with Hiiragi. This is linked to his struggle with emotions, since he doesn’t express how he feels, he tends to bottle up, which ends in an explosive moment where he loses control of what he says and how he says it.
11. Extras.
In the anime, Mafuyu is seen arranging his toys in a straight line. This sounds like nothing compared to the rest of the notes, but this is often associated with autism.
That is all! II have written a post about autism in anime, if you feel interested in reading more about my thoughts on this topic! 
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donttouchtheneednoggle · 2 years ago
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things about ocd you might not know
- it's an anxiety disorder. it's right there along with generalised anxiety (shout out to the ‘you don't need to have panic attacks to have an anxiety disorder’ club), social anxiety, panic disorder etc. it often comes along with other anxiety disorders and is treated similarly.
- it is not 'only' being obsessive about tidiness or hygeine, but at the same time people who struggle with these particular forms of ocd are NOT 'perpetuating a stereotype' or bAd rEpreSentaTiOn, they are people with a disorder, and they are just as valid as anyone else.
- any which way ocd is not cute. it is not funny. it is not something to joke about. it is uncomfortable and distressing, and it needs to be better understood by the masses.
- intrusive thoughts (the 'obsessive' part) can be about anything. for example they can be about you or loved ones being harmed, feeling like you want to harm yourself or loved ones even though the thought horrifies you, feeling like you are always being watched/judged/punished or that everyone knows what you are thinking (even though you know logically that this is not true, which is where it differs from actual paranoia), and many more, some a lot more taboo.
-ocd can make you doubt things and compulsively check them, not be able to stop worrying about irrational things that won't or are very unlikely to happen, or feel like you can cause something bad to happen by just thinking the 'wrong' thing or doing something entirely unrelated. you can also have intrusive feelings and/or bodily sensations or a mixture of all.
- none of these thoughts or others not mentioned mean that someone who experiences them is a bad person, or would ever act on them. the whole point of intrusive thoughts is that they go directly against a person's morality. they are deliberately poking at what makes you the most uncomfortable and distressed, and the more reaction they get, the more you (very understandably) try and fight against them and stop them, the louder they become. the very fact that you recoil from the thought and are afraid that you might act on it, going over and over where it is coming from and desperately fighting against it is proof that you never would.
- compulsions are the other part of ocd, the obsessive cleaning or checking for example. however, they don't have to be physical and obvious, they can also be mental, such as counting, repeating words or phrases, or obsessive praying for example.
- the general idea is that compulsions are done to relieve the anxiety caused by the obsession (intrusive thought part), but this is not always the case. compulsions can happen to relieve nonspecific feelings of discomfort and anxiety unrelated to a specific thought, which in theory dissapate after the compulsion. likewise compulsions don't always happen when there is an intrusive thought.
- compulsions can also include neutralising thoughts, which are attempts to shut down/counteract/drown out intrusive thoughts. compulsions can also be involve an intense need for symmetry in some way, or repeating certain things or actions the ‘right’ number of times, whether or not you know what that number is.
- ocd can develop in childhood, as well as later in life.
- ocd, adhd, autism and tic disorders have a fun little club going on where they have high rates of comorbidity with each other as well as overlapping symptoms (repetitive actions with that you feel you need to do/cannot control on some level) which makes working out which one(s) you actually have a challenge.
- the general idea from what i've read and experienced is that you have the least control over a tic; it is involuntary and it takes a lot of energy to suppress it. compulsions can be controlled more easily, but it feels uncomfortable/anxious/distrressing to do so, and it's not an enjoyable thing to carry out anyway. a stim is more enjoyable and a way to regulate energy/sensory input or self soothe and it can fairly easily be stopped or continued in a different form most of the time. of course if you have comorbidities something can start off as a stim and then become a compulsion for example 🙃🙃
people with ocd take an average of ten years to seek treatment due to the shame the disorder causes. it can make you think you are an evil, shameful, terrible person, but that is not true in the slightest. resources about ocd are wonderful because they speak about it in a very matter of fact manner, and can help you realise you are not alone or beyond/undeserving of help, not to be really cliched but yeah :') i recommend ocd uk and this guide for dealing with intrusive thoughts as good places to start 💖💖💖💖
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chaotic0night0witch0 · 4 years ago
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Masterlist of stims
i have brainstormed every possible stim (not every single one but most i can think of) throughout the entire day
first of all, stimming is a healthy and important way for autistics and other ND individuals to regulate their emotions. stimming helps us to express and understand emotions. We stim when we're happy, upset, angry, overwhelmed, anxious, scared and even when we're bored.
it is very important that we are allowed to stim freely because suppressing them can be painful.
i hope this list will help you discover the different ways you can express yourself. stims don't always come naturally, and sometimes we need to discover sitims that work for us. Browse them, try them out, see what works for you.
what is stimming?
- any type of repetition using any senses of the body
- it is fluid and infinite
- it's quiet and loud
- unique to each person
- voluntary/intentional and involuntary/instinctual
why do we stim?
- to communicate
- to regulate emotions
- to express emotions and feelings
- to understand what we're feeling
- to distract
- for fun
- and sometimes just cause we're bored
Physical stims
hand flapping
hand waving
waving your arms
arm flapping
shaking your body from head to toe
wiggling
dancing
tapping on a surface or yourself
touching each finger to your thumb one at a time
running your tongue over your teeth
rocking back and forth or side to side
swaying
cracking your knuckles or toes
wiggling your toes or fingers
bouncing your legs
clicking your teeth together
snapping
clapping
pacing
tapping your feet
jumping
spinning in circles
rapid or hard blinking
bouncing while sitting or on your toes
running a hand through or over your hair
pulling your hair (in a safe, gentle way)
twirling your hair
squeezing your hands together
tensing and relaxing muscles
nodding and moving your head and neck
moving your jaw side to side
opening and clenching your hands
tapping fists together
rubbing your palms of your hands together
rubbing fingers together
rubbing lips together
giving yourself a hug
smacking your lips
rubbing your skin
moving your ankles in a circle
running or jogging
deep, meaningful breathing
rubbing your feet together
Stimming with aid of objects
playing instruments
swinging
rocking or spinning in a chair
going down a slide
clicking pens
drinking liquids
bouncing on an exercise ball
messing with jewelry
fidgeting with a stim/fidget toy
using chewelry
opening or closing things
painting or drawing
being under a weighted blanket
building Legos
splashing water
typing on a phone or computer
petting or scratching an animal
playing with playdough, slime, etc
jumping on a trampoline
messing with flip sequins
running your hands over soft and sensory friendly surfaces and fabrics
using the app "antistress" (an incredible app honestly)
Vocal stims
humming
singing
whistling
repeating a word or phrase out loud or in your head (echolalia)
counting out loud
clicking your tongue
Auditory stims
listening to music
listening to the same song over and over
listening to a stim toy
Visual stims
watching rain fall
watching kaleidoscopes
watching a ceiling fan
waving your hand in front of your face
watching yourself stim
staring
watching the light dance on the walls
calm down jars
sensory jars
watching liquid stim toys
watching an hourglass
watching soothing videos
watching ANY type of pleasing thing
Olfactory (smelling) stims
sniffing the air
using bath bombs
lighting a candle
wearing a necklace/bracelet that holds a scent
lighting incense
smelling food
putting on perfume or lotion
Gustatory (eating) stims
eating
chewing gum
sucking on a mint or sweet
sucking on a lollypop
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