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arXiv:1603.07287 · Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical

Dynamical control of quantum systems in the context of mean ergodic theorems

József Zsolt Bernád

Published Dec 24, 2016• 5 citations
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Abstract

Abstract Equidistant and non-equidistant single pulse ‘bang–bang’ dynamical controls are investigated in the context of mean ergodic theorems. We show the requirements in which the limit of infinite pulse control for both the equidistant and the non-equidistant dynamical control converges to the same unitary evolution. It is demonstrated that the generator of this evolution can be obtained by projecting the generator of the free evolution onto the commutant of the unitary operator representing the pulse. Inequalities are derived to prove this statement and in the case of non-equidistant approach these inequalities are optimised as a function of the time intervals.

DOI
10.1088/1751-8121/aa5576

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