Quasi-classical Limit of a Spin Coupled to a Reservoir

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Hauptverfasser: Correggi, Michele, Falconi, Marco, Fantechi, Michele, Merkli, Marco
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author Correggi, Michele
Falconi, Marco
Fantechi, Michele
Merkli, Marco
author_facet Correggi, Michele
Falconi, Marco
Fantechi, Michele
Merkli, Marco
contents A spin (qubit) is in contact with a bosonic reservoir. The state of the reservoir contains a parameter {\varepsilon} interpolating between quantum and classical reservoir features. We derive the explicit expression for the time-dependent reduced spin density matrix, valid for all values of {\varepsilon} and for energy conserving interactions. We study decoherence and markovianity properties. Our main finding is that the spin decoherence is enhanced (full decoherence) when the spin is coupled to quantum reservoir states while it is dampened (partial decoherence) when coupled to classical reservoir states. The markovianity properties depend in a subtle way on the classicality parameter {\varepsilon} and on the finer details of the spin-reservoir interaction. We further examine scattering and periodicity properties for energy exchange interactions.
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spellingShingle Quasi-classical Limit of a Spin Coupled to a Reservoir
Correggi, Michele
Falconi, Marco
Fantechi, Michele
Merkli, Marco
Quantum Physics
Mathematical Physics
A spin (qubit) is in contact with a bosonic reservoir. The state of the reservoir contains a parameter {\varepsilon} interpolating between quantum and classical reservoir features. We derive the explicit expression for the time-dependent reduced spin density matrix, valid for all values of {\varepsilon} and for energy conserving interactions. We study decoherence and markovianity properties. Our main finding is that the spin decoherence is enhanced (full decoherence) when the spin is coupled to quantum reservoir states while it is dampened (partial decoherence) when coupled to classical reservoir states. The markovianity properties depend in a subtle way on the classicality parameter {\varepsilon} and on the finer details of the spin-reservoir interaction. We further examine scattering and periodicity properties for energy exchange interactions.
title Quasi-classical Limit of a Spin Coupled to a Reservoir
topic Quantum Physics
Mathematical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.02515