Control of Quantum Systems
Abstract
A quantum system subject to external fields is said to be controllable if these fields can be adjusted to guide the state vector to a desired destination in the state space of the system. Fundamental results on controllability are reviewed against the background of recent ideas and advances in two seemingly disparate endeavors: (i) laser control of chemical reactions and (ii) quantum computation. Using Lie-algebraic methods, sufficient conditions have been derived for global controllability on a finite-dimensional manifold of an infinite-dimensional Hilbert space, in the case that the Hamiltonian and control operators, possibly unbounded, possess a common dense domain of analytic vectors. Some simple examples are presented. A synergism between quantum control and quantum computation is creating a host of exciting new opportunities for both activities. The impact of these developments on computational many-body theory could be profound.
Cite
@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0205005,
title = {Control of Quantum Systems},
author = {John W. Clark and Dennis G. Lucarelli and Tzyh-Jong Tarn},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0205005},
year = {2008}
}