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Least-Squares Approximation by Elements from Matrix Orbits Achieved by Gradient Flows on Compact Lie Groups
Let denote the orbit of a complex or real matrix under a certain
equivalence relation such as unitary similarity, unitary equivalence, unitary
congruences etc. Efficient gradient-flow algorithms are constructed to
determine the best approximation of a given matrix by the sum of matrices
in in the sense of finding the Euclidean least-squares
distance
Connections of the results to different pure and applied areas are discussed
Controlling Several Atoms in a Cavity
We treat control of several two-level atoms interacting with one mode of the
electromagnetic field in a cavity. This provides a useful model to study
pertinent aspects of quantum control in infinite dimensions via the emergence
of infinite-dimensional system algebras. Hence we address problems arising with
infinite-dimensional Lie algebras and those of unbounded operators. For the
models considered, these problems can be solved by splitting the set of control
Hamiltonians into two subsets: The first obeys an abelian symmetry and can be
treated in terms of infinite-dimensional Lie algebras and strongly closed
subgroups of the unitary group of the system Hilbert space. The second breaks
this symmetry, and its discussion introduces new arguments. Yet, full
controllability can be achieved in a strong sense: e.g., in a time dependent
Jaynes-Cummings model we show that, by tuning coupling constants appropriately,
every unitary of the coupled system (atoms and cavity) can be approximated with
arbitrarily small error
Optimal Control for Generating Quantum Gates in Open Dissipative Systems
Optimal control methods for implementing quantum modules with least amount of
relaxative loss are devised to give best approximations to unitary gates under
relaxation. The potential gain by optimal control using relaxation parameters
against time-optimal control is explored and exemplified in numerical and in
algebraic terms: it is the method of choice to govern quantum systems within
subspaces of weak relaxation whenever the drift Hamiltonian would otherwise
drive the system through fast decaying modes. In a standard model system
generalising decoherence-free subspaces to more realistic scenarios,
openGRAPE-derived controls realise a CNOT with fidelities beyond 95% instead of
at most 15% for a standard Trotter expansion. As additional benefit it requires
control fields orders of magnitude lower than the bang-bang decouplings in the
latter.Comment: largely expanded version, superseedes v1: 10 pages, 5 figure
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