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View SchemaEvolution speed in some coupled-spin models
| Authors | R. F. Sawyer |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0312217 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0312217 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevA.70.022308 |
| Journal | Phys.Rev. A70 (2004) 022308 |
Abstract
We investigate the time evolution of some models with N spins and pairwise couplings, for the case of large N, in order to compare evolution times with "speed limit" minima derived in the literature. Both in a (symmetric) case with couplings of the same strength between each pair and in a case of broken symmetry, the times necessary for evolution to a state in which the simplest initial state has evolved into a nearly orthogonal state are proportional to 1/N, as is the speed limit time. However the coefficient in the broken symmetry case comes much closer to the speed limit value. Introducing a different criterion for evolution speed, based on macroscopic changes in occupation, we find a corresponding enhancement in rates in the asymmetric case as compared to the symmetric case.
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