arXiv:2605.28898

Analytical Investigation of Two-Spin Entanglement Generated by Different Types of Bosonic Environments

A. I. Smetana, A. R. Kuzmak

quant-phSubmitted May 27, 2026• Announced May 28, 2026• 0 citations

Abstract

Due to the rapid development of research in the field of quantum physics and quantum information over the past decades, the need to study physical models that can effectively implement quantum computing has increased. An integral part of such models is the environment, which, on the one hand, leads to decoherence in the system, and on the other hand, generates interaction between spins, which in turn allows for the induction of entanglement, which is an integral part of many quantum algorithms. Therefore, it is essential to investigate the impact of the environment on the behavior of quantum systems, enabling the effective implementation of quantum information devices. Here, we consider the time evolution of two spins generated by the interaction through a bosonic environment. The behavior of negativity as a measure of entanglement between spins is studied for different models of environment. As a result, conditions on the parameters of the environment are obtained to achieve the maximum values of entanglement between spins. In this case, environmental models were obtained that minimize the decoherence of the system while maximizing its entanglement. It became possible to derive an effective unitary operator describing the corresponding evolution, since the influence of decoherence was negligibly small.

Comments: 24 pages, 8 figures

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