406 research outputs found
Probing the spectral density of a dissipative qubit via quantum synchronization
The interaction of a quantum system, which is not accessible by direct
measurement, with an external probe can be exploited to infer specific features
of the system itself. We introduce a probing scheme based on the emergence of
spontaneous quantum synchronization between an out-of-equilibrium qubit, in
contact with an external environment, and a probe qubit. Tuning the frequency
of the probe leads to a transition between synchronization in phase and
antiphase. The sharp transition between these two regimes is locally accessible
by monitoring the probe dynamics alone and allows one to reconstruct the shape
of the spectral density of the environment
Quantum Darwinism and non-Markovian dissipative dynamics from quantum phases of the spin-1/2 XX model
Quantum Darwinism explains the emergence of a classical description of
objects in terms of the creation of many redundant registers in an environment
containing their classical information. This amplification phenomenon, where
only classical information reaches the macroscopic observer and through which
different observers can agree on the objective existence of such object, has
been revived lately for several types of situations, successfully explaining
classicality. We explore quantum Darwinism in the setting of an environment
made of two level systems which are initially prepared in the ground state of
the XX model, which exhibits different phases; we find that the different
phases have different ability to redundantly acquire classical information
about the system, being the "ferromagnetic phase" the only one able to complete
quantum Darwinism. At the same time we relate this ability to how non-Markovian
the system dynamics is, based on the interpretation that non-Markovian dynamics
is associated to back flow of information from environment to system, thus
spoiling the information transfer needed for Darwinism. Finally, we explore
mixing of bath registers by allowing a small interaction among them, finding
that this spoils the stored information as previously found in the literature
Genuine quantum and classical correlations in multipartite systems
Generalizing the quantifiers used to classify correlations in bipartite
systems, we define genuine total, quantum, and classical correlations in
multipartite systems. The measure we give is based on the use of relative
entropy to quantify the "distance" between two density matrices. Moreover, we
show that, for pure states of three qubits, both quantum and classical
bipartite correlations obey a ladder ordering law fixed by two-body mutual
informations, or, equivalently, by one-qubit entropies.Comment: Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. Let
Maximally discordant mixed states of two qubits
We study the relative strength of classical and quantum correlations, as
measured by discord, for two-qubit states. Quantum correlations appear only in
the presence of classical correlations, while the reverse is not always true.
We identify the family of states that maximize the discord for a given value of
the classical correlations and show that the largest attainable discord for
mixed states is greater than for pure states. The difference between discord
and entanglement is emphasized by the remarkable fact that these states do not
maximize entanglement and are, in some cases, even separable. Finally, by
random generation of density matrices uniformly distributed over the whole
Hilbert space, we quantify the frequency of the appearance of quantum and
classical correlations for different ranks
Synchronization, quantum correlations and entanglement in oscillator networks
Synchronization is one of the paradigmatic phenomena in the study of complex
systems. It has been explored theoretically and experimentally mostly to
understand natural phenomena, but also in view of technological applications.
Although several mechanisms and conditions for synchronous behavior in
spatially extended systems and networks have been identified, the emergence of
this phenomenon has been largely unexplored in quantum systems until very
recently. Here we discuss synchronization in quantum networks of different
harmonic oscillators relaxing towards a stationary state, being essential the
form of dissipation. By local tuning of one of the oscillators, we establish
the conditions for synchronous dynamics, in the whole network or in a motif.
Beyond the classical regime we show that synchronization between (even
unlinked) nodes witnesses the presence of quantum correlations and
entanglement. Furthermore, synchronization and entanglement can be induced
between two different oscillators if properly linked to a random network.Comment: 10 pages, 5 figures, submitted to Scientific Report
Landau-Zener topological quantum state transfer
Fast and robust quantum state transfer (QST) is a major requirement in
quantum control and in scalable quantum information processing. Topological
protection has emerged as a promising route for the realization of QST robust
against sizable imperfections in the network. Here we present a scheme for
robust QST of topologically protected edge states in a dimeric
Su-Schrieffer-Heeger spin chain assisted by Landau-Zener tunneling. As compared
to topological QST protocols based on Rabi flopping proposed in recent works,
our method is more advantageous in terms of robustness against both diagonal
and off-diagonal disorder in the chain, without a substantial increase of the
interaction time.Comment: 10 pages, 8 figures, to appear in Advanced Quantum Technologie
Sof’ja Andreevna Tolstaja e la ‘verità ’ di Moja žizn’
This paper focuses on the most relevant work by Sof’ya Andreevna Tolstaya
(1844-1919), Moya žizn’, an extensive family chronicle, which was written
between 1904 and 1916, and published only in 2011 in its first Russian complete version. The Author aims at analyzing the structure and genre of her
work shedding light on the reasons that led Sofia Andreevna to write her own
memoirs. Her book can be seen as a combined genre, in that it includes her
autobiography as well as Tolstoy’s biography. Indeed, the whole story revolves around Tolstoy. The ‘moya’ in the title highlights her perspective, from
which the author conceived her work. Andreevna Tostaya’s book represents an opportunity for her to tell her 'truth' about Tolstoy and their life together. Thus, her memories provide evidence for a true tragedy
Robustness of different indicators of quantumness in the presence of dissipation
The dynamics of a pair of coupled harmonic oscillators in separate or common
thermal environments is studied, focusing on different indicators of
quantumness, such as entanglement, twin oscillators correlations and quantum
discord. We compare their decay under the effect of dissipation and show,
through a phase diagram, that entanglement is more likely to survive
asymptotically than twin oscillators correlations
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