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Condition for the adiabatic approximation

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

We give a sufficient condition for the quantum adiabatic approximation, which is quantitative and can be used to estimate error caused by this approximation. We also discuss when the traditional condition is sufficient.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0509083,
  title  = {Condition for the adiabatic approximation},
  author = {Ming-Yong Ye and Xiang-Fa Zhou and Yong-Sheng Zhang and Guang-Can Guo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0509083},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

We give a sufficient condition for the quantum adiabatic approximation, which can be used to resolve the recent criticism on it. Comments are welcome