Slow convergence of Trotter decomposition for rotations

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Main Authors: Facchi, Paolo, Perrini, Francesco, Viesti, Vito
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Published: 2025
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author Facchi, Paolo
Perrini, Francesco
Viesti, Vito
author_facet Facchi, Paolo
Perrini, Francesco
Viesti, Vito
contents We study the Trotter approximation for a pair of orbital angular momentum operators, $L_x$ and $L_y$. In particular, we investigate the scaling behavior of the state-dependent Trotter error. We show that for states in the domains of the orbital angular momentum operators the Trotter error scales as $n^{-1}$, where $n$ is the number of time steps. Instead, the convergence rate can be arbitrarily slow for states that do not belong to the domains of the angular momentum operators.
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spellingShingle Slow convergence of Trotter decomposition for rotations
Facchi, Paolo
Perrini, Francesco
Viesti, Vito
Quantum Physics
Mathematical Physics
We study the Trotter approximation for a pair of orbital angular momentum operators, $L_x$ and $L_y$. In particular, we investigate the scaling behavior of the state-dependent Trotter error. We show that for states in the domains of the orbital angular momentum operators the Trotter error scales as $n^{-1}$, where $n$ is the number of time steps. Instead, the convergence rate can be arbitrarily slow for states that do not belong to the domains of the angular momentum operators.
title Slow convergence of Trotter decomposition for rotations
topic Quantum Physics
Mathematical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.15421