The correlated equilibrium is based on the assumptions that all players are Bayes rational, they have a common prior, and choose their strategies independently. It is shown that the common-prior assumption precludes strategic independence. More generally, if the priors of the players are equivalent, the choice of the strategies cannot be independent. By contrast, if the priors are disjoint, str...

We study the Hamiltonian mean field (HMF) model of coupled Hamiltonian rotors with a heterogeneous distribution of moments of inertia and coupling strengths. We show that when the parameters of the rotors are heterogeneous, finite-size fluctuations can greatly modify the coupling strength at which the incoherent state loses stability by inducing correlations between the momenta and parameters o...

We examine radiative transfer theory, which accounts for the multiple scattering of waves, in a layered medium composed of randomly placed thin beds excited by a 1D source. At its most basic level, radiative transfer predicts that the wavefield separates into a coherent, or wavelike, part and an incoherent, or diffusive, flow after a length scale known as a mean free path. The dynamic propertie...

We calculate the cross-section for the excitation and subsequent decay of triple giant resonances (TGDR) in several nuclei excited with heavy ions. The recently developed coherent plus incoherent theory for the excitation in conjunction with the hybrid decay model of Dias-Hussein-Adhikari are used for the purpose. It is emphasized that the direct decay of the TGR is expected to deviate apprecia...

We introduce an extension of the van Cittert-Zernike theorem to spatially incoherent sources with partial polarization. We show through a simple example that fields generated by such sources can possess correlation matrices with interesting properties. In particular, we show that by suitable modulation of the polarization state across the incoherent source, the correlation between the orthogona...

Molecular QED of coherent and incoherent sumfrequency and second-harmonic generation in chiral liquids in the presence of a static electric field P. Fischer & A. Salam To cite this article: P. Fischer & A. Salam (2010) Molecular QED of coherent and incoherent sum-frequency and second-harmonic generation in chiral liquids in the presence of a static electric field, Molecular Physics, 108:14, 185...

We study, theoretically and experimentally, the evolution of optical waves with randomly-fluctuating phases in a spatially chirped nonlinear directional coupler. As the system crosses its linear resonance, we observe collective self-phase-locking (autoresonance) of all mutually-incoherent waves, each with its own pump, and simultaneous amplification until the pumps are exhausted. We show that t...

We develop the Glauber theory description of initial-and final-state interactions (IFSI) in quasielastic A(p, 2p) scattering. We study the IFSI-distortion effects both for the inclusive and exclusive conditions. In inclusive reaction the important new effect is an interaction between the two sets of the trajectories which enter the calculation of IFSI-distorted one-body density matrix for inclu...

To exploit a given physical system for quantum information processing, it is critical to understand the different types of noise affecting quantum control. Distinguishing coherent and incoherent errors is extremely useful as they can be reduced in different ways. Coherent errors are generally easier to reduce at the hardware level, e.g., by improving calibration, whereas some sources of incoher...