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Exact results for models of multichannel quantum nonadiabatic transitions

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2015-06-23 v1 Quantum Physics

Abstract

We consider nonadiabatic transitions in explicitly time-dependent systems with Hamiltonians of the form H^(t)=A^+B^t+C^/t\hat{H}(t) = \hat{A} +\hat{B} t + \hat{C}/t, where tt is time and A^\hat{A}, B^\hat{B}, C^\hat{C} are Hermitian N×NN\times N matrices. We show that in any model of this type, scattering matrix elements satisfy nontrivial exact constraints that follow from the absence of the Stokes phenomenon for solutions with specific conditions at tt \rightarrow -\infty. This allows one to continue such solutions analytically to t+t \rightarrow +\infty, and connect their asymptotic behavior at tt \rightarrow -\infty and t+t \rightarrow +\infty. This property becomes particularly useful when a model shows additional discrete symmetries. In particular, we derive a number of simple exact constraints and explicit expressions for scattering probabilities in such systems.

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@article{arxiv.1411.4307,
  title  = {Exact results for models of multichannel quantum nonadiabatic transitions},
  author = {N. A. Sinitsyn},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1411.4307},
  year   = {2015}
}

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16 pages, 7 figures