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Efficient Algorithm for Optimal Control of Mixed-State Quantum Systems

Quantum Physics 2009-10-31 v2

Abstract

In [1] Zhu and Rabitz presented a rapidly convergent iterative algorithm for optimal control of the expectation value of a positive definite observable in a pure-state quantum system. In this paper we generalize this algorithm to a quantum statistical mechanics setting and show that it is both efficient in the mixed-state case and effective in achieving the control objective of maximizing the ensemble average of arbitrary observables in the cases studied.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9906089,
  title  = {Efficient Algorithm for Optimal Control of Mixed-State Quantum Systems},
  author = {S. G. Schirmer and M. D. Girardeau and J. V. Leahy},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9906089},
  year   = {2009}
}

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8 pages, revised edition, improved content and figures