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Main Authors: Henner, Victor, Nepomnyashchy, Alexander, Belozerova, Tatyana
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.24603
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author Henner, Victor
Nepomnyashchy, Alexander
Belozerova, Tatyana
author_facet Henner, Victor
Nepomnyashchy, Alexander
Belozerova, Tatyana
contents We investigate the spin dynamics of a dipole-coupled system by comparing a direct solution of the Schrodinger equation for quantum spins with simulations of classical spins. Although classical spins have long been used in microscopic spin dynamics simulations, we demonstrate that their results differ significantly from those of quantum spins. Using Free Induction Decay as a benchmark, we find that while the overall patterns are qualitatively similar, significant discrepancies emerge at both short and long timescales. We trace these differences to fundamental distinctions in the two descriptions.
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spellingShingle Quantum vs. Classical Spin: A Comparative Study of Dipolar Spin Dynamics and the Onset of Chaos
Henner, Victor
Nepomnyashchy, Alexander
Belozerova, Tatyana
Quantum Physics
Chaotic Dynamics
We investigate the spin dynamics of a dipole-coupled system by comparing a direct solution of the Schrodinger equation for quantum spins with simulations of classical spins. Although classical spins have long been used in microscopic spin dynamics simulations, we demonstrate that their results differ significantly from those of quantum spins. Using Free Induction Decay as a benchmark, we find that while the overall patterns are qualitatively similar, significant discrepancies emerge at both short and long timescales. We trace these differences to fundamental distinctions in the two descriptions.
title Quantum vs. Classical Spin: A Comparative Study of Dipolar Spin Dynamics and the Onset of Chaos
topic Quantum Physics
Chaotic Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.24603