527 research outputs found
Explicit solution of the Lindblad equation for nearly isotropic boundary driven XY spin 1/2 chain
Explicit solution for the 2-point correlation function in a non-equilibrium
steady state of a nearly isotropic boundary-driven open XY spin 1/2 chain in
the Lindblad formulation is provided. A non-equilibrium quantum phase
transition from exponentially decaying correlations to long-range order is
discussed analytically. In the regime of long-range order a new phenomenon of
correlation resonances is reported, where the correlation response of the
system is unusually high for certain discrete values of the external bulk
parameter, e.g. the magnetic field.Comment: 20 Pages, 5 figure
Quantum invariants of motion in a generic many-body system
Dynamical Lie-algebraic method for the construction of local quantum
invariants of motion in non-integrable many-body systems is proposed and
applied to a simple but generic toy model, namely an infinite kicked
chain of spinless fermions. Transition from integrable via {pseudo-integrable
(\em intermediate}) to quantum ergodic (quantum mixing) regime in parameter
space is investigated. Dynamical phase transition between ergodic and
intermediate (neither ergodic nor completely integrable) regime in
thermodynamic limit is proposed. Existence or non-existence of local
conservation laws corresponds to intermediate or ergodic regime, respectively.
The computation of time-correlation functions of typical observables by means
of local conservation laws is found fully consistent with direct calculations
on finite systems.Comment: 4 pages in REVTeX with 5 eps figures include
Parametric statistics of zeros of Husimi representations of quantum chaotic eigenstates and random polynomials
Local parametric statistics of zeros of Husimi representations of quantum
eigenstates are introduced. It is conjectured that for a classically fully
chaotic systems one should use the model of parametric statistics of complex
roots of Gaussian random polynomials which is exactly solvable as demonstrated
below. For example, the velocities (derivatives of zeros of Husimi function
with respect to an external parameter) are predicted to obey a universal
(non-Maxwellian) distribution where is the mean square velocity. The
conjecture is demonstrated numerically in a generic chaotic system with two
degrees of freedom. Dynamical formulation of the ``zero-flow'' in terms of an
integrable many-body dynamical system is given as well.Comment: 13 pages in plain Latex (1 figure available upon request
On general relation between quantum ergodicity and fidelity of quantum dynamics
General relation is derived which expresses the fidelity of quantum dynamics,
measuring the stability of time evolution to small static variation in the
hamiltonian, in terms of ergodicity of an observable generating the
perturbation as defined by its time correlation function. Fidelity for ergodic
dynamics is predicted to decay exponentially on time-scale proportional to
delta^(-2) where delta is the strength of perturbation, whereas faster,
typically gaussian decay on shorter time scale proportional to delta^(-1) is
predicted for integrable, or generally non-ergodic dynamics. This surprising
result is demonstrated in quantum Ising spin-1/2 chain periodically kicked with
a tilted magnetic field where we find finite parameter-space regions of
non-ergodic and non-integrable motion in thermodynamic limit.Comment: Slightly revised version, 4.5 RevTeX pages, 2 figure
PT-symmetric quantum Liouvillian dynamics
We discuss a combination of unitary and anti-unitary symmetry of quantum
Liouvillian dynamics, in the context of open quantum systems, which implies a
D2 symmetry of the complex Liovillean spectrum. For sufficiently weak
system-bath coupling it implies a uniform decay rate for all coherences, i.e.
off-diagonal elements of the system's density matrix taken in the eigenbasis of
the Hamiltonian. As an example we discuss symmetrically boundary driven open
XXZ spin 1/2 chains.Comment: Note [18] added with respect to a published version, explaining the
symmetry of the matrix V [eq. (14)
Markovian kinetic equation approach to electron transport through quantum dot coupled to superconducting leads
We present a derivation of Markovian master equation for the out of
equilibrium quantum dot connected to two superconducting reservoirs, which are
described by the Bogoliubov-de Gennes Hamiltonians and have the chemical
potentials, the temperatures, and the complex order parameters as the relevant
quantities. We consider a specific example in which the quantum dot is
represented by the Anderson impurity model and study the transport properties,
proximity effect and Andreev bound states in equilibrium and far from
equilibrium setups.Comment: 10 pages, 6 figure
Exact solution for a diffusive nonequilibrium steady state of an open quantum chain
We calculate a nonequilibrium steady state of a quantum XX chain in the
presence of dephasing and driving due to baths at chain ends. The obtained
state is exact in the limit of weak driving while the expressions for one- and
two-point correlations are exact for an arbitrary driving strength. In the
steady state the magnetization profile and the spin current display diffusive
behavior. Spin-spin correlation function on the other hand has long-range
correlations which though decay to zero in either the thermodynamical limit or
for equilibrium driving. At zero dephasing a nonequilibrium phase transition
occurs from a ballistic transport having short-range correlations to a
diffusive transport with long-range correlations.Comment: 5 page
Berry-Robnik level statistics in a smooth billiard system
Berry-Robnik level spacing distribution is demonstrated clearly in a generic
quantized plane billiard for the first time. However, this ultimate
semi-classical distribution is found to be valid only for extremely small
semi-classical parameter (effective Planck's constant) where the assumption of
statistical independence of regular and irregular levels is achieved. For
sufficiently larger semiclassical parameter we find (fractional power-law)
level repulsion with phenomenological Brody distribution providing an adequate
global fit.Comment: 10 pages in LaTeX with 4 eps figures include
Stability of quantum motion and correlation decay
We derive a simple and general relation between the fidelity of quantum
motion, characterizing the stability of quantum dynamics with respect to
arbitrary static perturbation of the unitary evolution propagator, and the
integrated time auto-correlation function of the generator of perturbation.
Surprisingly, this relation predicts the slower decay of fidelity the faster
decay of correlations is. In particular, for non-ergodic and non-mixing
dynamics, where asymptotic decay of correlations is absent, a qualitatively
different and faster decay of fidelity is predicted on a time scale 1/delta as
opposed to mixing dynamics where the fidelity is found to decay exponentially
on a time-scale 1/delta^2, where delta is a strength of perturbation. A
detailed discussion of a semi-classical regime of small effective values of
Planck constant is given where classical correlation functions can be used to
predict quantum fidelity decay. Note that the correct and intuitively expected
classical stability behavior is recovered in the classical limit hbar->0, as
the two limits delta->0 and hbar->0 do not commute. In addition we also discuss
non-trivial dependence on the number of degrees of freedom. All the theoretical
results are clearly demonstrated numerically on a celebrated example of a
quantized kicked top.Comment: 32 pages, 10 EPS figures and 2 color PS figures. Higher resolution
color figures can be obtained from authors; minor changes, to appear in
J.Phys.A (March 2002
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