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arXiv:0909.0370 · Russian Physics Journal

Adiabatic theorem for finite dimensional quantum mechanical systems

Mikhail Orionovich Katanaev

Published Aug 1, 2011• 5 citations
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10.1007/s11182-011-9620-5

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The Born-Fock adiabatic theorem is extended to all orders for some quadratic quantum systems with finitely or infinitely degenerate energy spectra. A prescription is given for obtaining adiabatic invariants to any order. For any quadratic quantum system with N degrees of freedom there are 2N linear adiabatic invariant series, which correspond to the 2N exact invariants. The exact quantum mechanical solution for any nonstationary quadratic quantum system is also constructed by making use of the coherent-state representation: The Green's function, coherent states, transition amplitudes and probabilities and their generating functions are obtained explicitly. Two particular systems, the N-dimensional time-dependent general oscillator and charged particle motion in a varying and uniform electromagnetic field, are considered in greater detail as examples.
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We present a new quantum adiabatic theorem that allows one to rigorously bound the adiabatic timescale for a variety of systems, including those described by originally unbounded Hamiltonians that are made finite-dimensional by a cutoff. Our bound is geared towards the qubit approximation of superconducting circuits and presents a sufficient condition for remaining within the [Formula: see text]-dimensional qubit subspace of a circuit model of [Formula: see text] qubits. The novelty of this adiabatic theorem is that, unlike previous rigorous results, it does not contain [Formula: see text] as a factor in the adiabatic timescale, and it allows one to obtain an expression for the adiabatic timescale independent of the cutoff of the infinite-dimensional Hilbert space of the circuit Hamiltonian. As an application, we present an explicit dependence of this timescale on circuit parameters for a superconducting flux qubit and demonstrate that leakage out of the qubit subspace is inevitable as the tunnelling barrier is raised towards the end of a quantum anneal. We also discuss a method of obtaining a [Formula: see text] effective Hamiltonian that best approximates the true dynamics induced by slowly changing circuit control parameters. This article is part of the theme issue 'Quantum annealing and computation: challenges and perspectives'.