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View SchemaA statistical mechanics view on Kitaev's proposal for quantum memories
| Authors | R. Alicki, M. Fannes, M. Horodecki |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0702102 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0702102 |
| DOI | 10.1088/1751-8113/40/24/012 |
| Journal | J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 40 (2007) 6451-6467. |
Abstract
We compute rigorously the ground and equilibrium states for Kitaev's model in 2D, both the finite and infinite version, using an analogy with the 1D Ising ferromagnet. Next, we investigate the structure of the reduced dynamics in the presence of thermal baths in the Markovian regime. Special attention is paid to the dynamics of the topological freedoms which have been proposed for storing quantum information.
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