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arXiv:1808.02323 · Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical

Projection operator based expansion of the evolution operator

Vitalii Semin, Francesco Petruccione

Published Sep 23, 2016• 1 citation
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Abstract

Abstract The not necessarily unitary evolution operator of a finite dimensional quantum system is studied with the help of a projection operators technique. Applying this approach to the Schrödinger equation allows the derivation of an alternative expression for the evolution operator, which differs from the traditional chronological exponent. An appropriate choice of projection operators results in the possibility of studying the diagonal and non-diagonal elements of the evolution operator separately. The suggested expression implies a particular form of perturbation expansion, which leads to a new formula for the short time dynamics. The new kind of perturbation expansion can be used to improve the accuracy of the usual chronological exponent significantly. The evolution operator for any arbitrary time can be efficiently recovered using the semigroup properties. The method is illustrated by two examples, namely the dynamics of a three-level system in two nonresonant laser fields and the calculation of the partition function of a finite XY-spin chain.

DOI
10.1088/1751-8113/49/42/425301

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The dynamics of finite dimension open quantum systems is studied with the help of the simplest possible form of projection operators, namely the ones which project only onto one-dimensional subspaces. The simplicity of the action of the projection operators always leads to an analytical solution of the dynamical master equation, even in the non-Markovian case, in any perturbative order. The analytical solution correctly reproduces the short-time dynamics, and can be used to recursively recover the dynamics for an arbitrary time interval with arbitrary precision. The necessary number of relevant degrees of freedom to completely characterise an open quantum system is ( n − 1 ) ( n + 2 ) / 2 , where n is the dimension of the Hilbert space of the open system. The method is illustrated by two examples, the relaxation of a qubit in a thermal bath and the dynamics of two interacting qubits in a common environment.
By splitting a Hamiltonian into two parts, using the solvability of eigenvalue problem of one part of the Hamiltonian, proving a useful identity and deducing an expansion formula of power of operator binomials, we obtain an explicit and general form of time evolution operator in the representation of solvable part of the Hamiltonian. Further we find out an exact solution of Schrödinger equation in a general time-independent quantum system, and write down its concrete form when the solvable part of this Hamiltonian is taken as the kinetic energy term. Comparing our exact solution with the usual perturbation theory makes some features and significance of our solution clear. Moreover, through deriving out the improved forms of the zeroth, first, second and third order perturbed solutions including the partial contributions from the higher order even all order approximations, we obtain the improved transition probability. In special, we propose the revised Fermi's golden rule. Then we apply our scheme to obtain the improved forms of perturbed energy and perturbed state. In addition, we study an easy understanding example to illustrate our scheme and show its advantage. All of this implies the physical reasons and evidences why our exact solution and perturbative scheme are formally explicit, actually calculable, operationally efficient, conclusively more accurate. Therefore our exact solution and perturbative scheme can be thought of theoretical developments of quantum dynamics. Further applications of our results in quantum theory can be expected.
We outline a method based on successive canonical transformations which yields a product expansion for the evolution operator of a general (possibly non-Hermitian) Hamiltonian. For a class of such Hamiltonians this expansion involves a finite number of terms, and our method gives the exact solution of the corresponding time-dependent Schrödinger equation. We apply this method to study the dynamics of a general nondegenerate two-level quantum system, a time-dependent classical harmonic oscillator, and a degenerate system consisting of a spin 1 particle interacting with a time-dependent electric field E⃗(t) through the Stark Hamiltonian H=λ(J⃗⋅E⃗)2.
We propose a method for calculating the unitary evolution matrix of the arbitrary spin-s operators rigorously. This is an indirect method, which differs from the method of group theory or the method of direct calculation. The kernel of our method is to use the identity of two systems in their expressions, namely the Hamiltonian Hs=Sx of spin-s particle and the Hamiltonian of the Heisenberg XX open chain with interaction J=n(N-n). Because of this identity, the calculation of the unitary evolution matrix of the spin-s operators is substituted by the calculation of the state evolution matrix in Heisenberg XX open chain. As examples, the unitary evolution matrix of s=3/2, s=2 and s=5/2 are calculated by using our method. Since the evolution of the state |sm〉 under the operator e-itSx corresponds to the rotation of the initial state |sm〉 around the x-axis by an angle β＝t, and the evolution matrix element dsm′m(t)=〈sm′|e-itSx|sm〉 is just the projection of the finial state e-itSx|sm〉 on the initial state |sm′〉, the evolution matrix at t=π corresponds the perfect transmission of quantum state in the Heisenberg XX open chain.
The time evolution of quantum many body systems in the relativistic quantum field theory is studied. We use Shibata-Hashitsume’s projection operator method which gives a systematic expansion of the Heisenberg equation of motion in terms of the interaction Hamiltonian. We calculate the time evolution of expectation values of creation and annihilation operators in a renormalizable model with unstable particles in a vacuum and in a medium. It is shown how to renormalize the ultraviolet divergences appearing in the equation of motion and calculate the medium effects on the time evolution. The mass and the wavefunction renormalizations are carried out in the lowest order. We find that the results coincide with the on-mass-shell values of the self-energy and its derivative which are calculated by the usual Feynman rule. We also discuss the initial divergence which remains at the initial time after mass renormalization. It is suggested that the projection operator method can be applied to the relativistic quantum field theory.
A perturbation theory is presented which is suitable for the treatment of strong or resonant interactions in quantum systems described by time-independent Hamiltonians. The formulation is exact for finite-level systems and encompasses both nondegenerate and degenerate problems. The derivation is based on the partitioning of the levelshift operator, an operator which occurs naturally through the use of projection operators. The formulation is applied to the eigenvalue problem and to the calculation of the transition amplitude between states of the unperturbed system induced by a time-independent perturbation. The results are expressed in terms of Green's functions involving continued fractions which are truncated for finite-level systems.