Code and datasets for "Shortcuts to adiabaticity with a quantum control field"

Abstract

Shortcuts to adiabaticity with a quantum control field — Code & data========================================================== This repository contains a Jupyter notebook and supporting data files (csv) to reproduce the numerical results and figures in our manuscript (arXiv 2508.06304), which investigates adiabatic shortcuts mediated by a quantum control field.The code implements a Landau–Zener two-level system coupled to a spectator qubit, time evolution of the full system (LZ qubit + spectator) via QuTiP, parameter sweeps (parallelized with joblib), and plotting utilities for the manuscript figures. Related publication----------------------------This code is complementary to the preprint: https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.06304. Requirements---------------------The simulations were developed for and tested on Python 3.9+. Recommended packages and minimum versions: - Python >= 3.9- numpy >= 1.22- scipy >= 1.8- matplotlib >= 3.5- qutip >= 4.6 (install a recent stable qutip; some installations require `pip install qutip` or `conda` channels)- joblib >= 1.2- tqdm >= 4.60- pandas (optional, for CSV handling)- jupyterlab / notebook (for interactive use) Running the notebook (interactive) Open the notebook with JupyterLab or Jupyter Notebook. Execute cells sequentially in the order indicated by the notebook outline.The sections “Definitions” and “Figure imports and setup” must be executed before generating any data or figures, as they define all operators, and helper functions. The notebook is organized into separate sections for each figure of the manuscript, allowing you to re-run only the figure(s) of interest. Note: Figure 4 (Density plot) is configured to load precomputed data files to reduce computational cost. To reproduce Figure 4 without recomputing the full dataset, ensure the required .csv files are downloaded and located in the same directory as the notebook. To explore different parameter regimes: Modify the relevant parameter definitions (e.g., anneal_window, g, epsilon, omega_c, x0, x0_vals, q_vals). To include dissipation of the spectator (ancilla) qubit, set the parameter kappa> 0. For questions about reproducing the figures or about parameter choices used in the paper, contact the corresponding authors listed in the preprint. If you reuse this data/code, please cite the associated preprint and this code archive.