scholarly journals Macroscopic Limit of Quantum Systems

Universe ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 315
Author(s):  
Janos Polonyi
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Systems ◽  
Classical Trajectory ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Large Set ◽  
Measuring Apparatus ◽  
Technical Device ◽  
Expectation Value ◽  
Avogadro’S Number ◽  
The Central Limit Theorem ◽  
Quantum Version

Classical physics is approached from quantum mechanics in the macroscopic limit. The technical device to achieve this goal is the quantum version of the central limit theorem, derived for an observable at a given time and for the time-dependent expectation value of the coordinate. The emergence of the classical trajectory can be followed for the average of an observable over a large set of independent microscopical systems, and the deterministic classical laws can be recovered in all practical purposes, owing to the largeness of Avogadro’s number. This result refers to the observed system without considering the measuring apparatus. The emergence of a classical trajectory is followed qualitatively in Wilson’s cloud chamber.

Cluster state quantum computation for many-level systems

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 184-208
Author(s):  
W. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Computation ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Cluster State ◽  
Quantum Systems ◽  
Explicit Description ◽  
State Model ◽  
Mutually Unbiased Bases ◽  
Large Set ◽  
Adaptive Computation ◽  
Complete Framework

The cluster state model for quantum computation [Phys. Rev. Lett. \textbf{86}, 5188] outlines a scheme that allows one to use measurement on a large set of entangled quantum systems in what is known as a cluster state to undertake quantum computations. The model itself and many works dedicated to it involve using entangled qubits. In this paper we consider the issue of using entangled qudits instead. We present a complete framework for cluster state quantum computation using qudits, which not only contains the features of the original qubit model but also contains the new idea of adaptive computation: via a change in the classical computation that helps to correct the errors that are inherent in the model, the implemented quantum computation can be changed. This feature arises through the extra degrees of freedom that appear when using qudits. Finally, for prime dimensions, we give a very explicit description of the model, making use of mutually unbiased bases.

scholarly journals A Proof of the Bloch Theorem for Lattice Models

2019 ◽  
Vol 177 (4) ◽  
pp. 717-726 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haruki Watanabe
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Condition ◽  
Tight Binding ◽  
Lattice Models ◽  
Quantum Systems ◽  
Open Boundary ◽  
Current Operator ◽  
Open Boundary Condition ◽  
Expectation Value ◽  
Bloch Theorem ◽  
Large Quantum

Abstract The Bloch theorem is a powerful theorem stating that the expectation value of the U(1) current operator averaged over the entire space vanishes in large quantum systems. The theorem applies to the ground state and to the thermal equilibrium at a finite temperature, irrespective of the details of the Hamiltonian as far as all terms in the Hamiltonian are finite ranged. In this work we present a simple yet rigorous proof for general lattice models. For large but finite systems, we find that both the discussion and the conclusion are sensitive to the boundary condition one assumes: under the periodic boundary condition, one can only prove that the current expectation value is inversely proportional to the linear dimension of the system, while the current expectation value completely vanishes before taking the thermodynamic limit when the open boundary condition is imposed. We also provide simple tight-binding models that clarify the limitation of the theorem in dimensions higher than one.

scholarly journals Time-Dependent Pseudo-Hermitian Hamiltonians and a Hidden Geometric Aspect of Quantum Mechanics

Entropy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Mostafazadeh
Keyword(s):  
Hilbert Space ◽  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Hermitian Operator ◽  
Quantum Systems ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Inner Product ◽  
Geometric Framework ◽  
Heisenberg Picture ◽  
Metric Operator ◽  
Recent Developments

A non-Hermitian operator H defined in a Hilbert space with inner product ⟨ · | · ⟩ may serve as the Hamiltonian for a unitary quantum system if it is η -pseudo-Hermitian for a metric operator (positive-definite automorphism) η . The latter defines the inner product ⟨ · | η · ⟩ of the physical Hilbert space H η of the system. For situations where some of the eigenstates of H depend on time, η becomes time-dependent. Therefore, the system has a non-stationary Hilbert space. Such quantum systems, which are also encountered in the study of quantum mechanics in cosmological backgrounds, suffer from a conflict between the unitarity of time evolution and the unobservability of the Hamiltonian. Their proper treatment requires a geometric framework which clarifies the notion of the energy observable and leads to a geometric extension of quantum mechanics (GEQM). We provide a general introduction to the subject, review some of the recent developments, offer a straightforward description of the Heisenberg-picture formulation of the dynamics for quantum systems having a time-dependent Hilbert space, and outline the Heisenberg-picture formulation of dynamics in GEQM.

Optical potentials in time dependent quantum systems: evaluation ofQ space probabilities

1990 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. J. L�dde ◽  
A. Henne ◽  
R. M. Dreizler
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Systems ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Optical Potentials
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