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Exact S-matrices for higher dimensional representations of generalized Landau-Zener Hamiltonians

Quantum Physics 2025-06-13 v2

Abstract

We explore integrable Landau-Zener-type Hamiltonians through the framework of Lie algebraic structures. By reformulating the classic two-level Landau-Zener model as a Lax equation, we show that higher-spin generalizations lead to exactly solvable scattering matrices, which can be computed efficiently for any higher-spin representation. We further extend this approach to generalized bow-tie Landau-Zener Hamiltonians, employing non-Abelian gauge fields that satisfy a zero-curvature condition to derive their scattering matrices algebraically. This method enables the systematic construction of new exactly solvable multi-level models; as a result, we present previously unknown six-dimensional and eight-dimensional Landau-Zener models.

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@article{arxiv.2505.06048,
  title  = {Exact S-matrices for higher dimensional representations of generalized Landau-Zener Hamiltonians},
  author = {S. Malikis and V. Cheianov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.06048},
  year   = {2025}
}

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8 pages, 3 figures