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Generic properties for random repeated quantum iterations

Mathematical Physics 2015-05-11 v1 math.MP Quantum Physics

Abstract

We denote by MnM^n the set of nn by nn complex matrices. Given a fixed density matrix β:CnCn\beta:\mathbb{C}^n \to \mathbb{C}^n and a fixed unitary operator U:CnCnCnCnU : \mathbb{C}^n \otimes \mathbb{C}^n \to \mathbb{C}^n \otimes \mathbb{C}^n, the transformation Φ:MnMn\Phi: M^n \to M^n QΦ(Q)=Tr2(U(Qβ)U) Q \to \Phi (Q) =\, \text{Tr}_2 (\,U \, ( Q \otimes \beta )\, U^*\,) describes the interaction of QQ with the external source β\beta. The result of this is Φ(Q)\Phi(Q). If QQ is a density operator then Φ(Q)\Phi(Q) is also a density operator. The main interest is to know what happen when we repeat several times the action of Φ\Phi in an initial fixed density operator Q0Q_0. This procedure is known as random repeated quantum iterations and is of course related to the existence of one or more fixed points for Φ\Phi. In \cite{NP}, among other things, the authors show that for a fixed β\beta there exists a set of full probability for the Haar measure such that the unitary operator UU satisfies the property that for the associated Φ\Phi there is a unique fixed point QΦ Q_\Phi. Moreover, there exists convergence of the iterates Φn(Q0)QΦ\Phi^n (Q_0) \to Q_\Phi, when nn \to \infty, for any given Q0Q_0 We show here that there is an open and dense set of unitary operators U:CnCnCnCnU: \mathbb{C}^n \otimes \mathbb{C}^n \to \mathbb{C}^n \otimes \mathbb{C}^n such that the associated Φ\Phi has a unique fixed point. We will also consider a detailed analysis of the case when n=2n=2. We will be able to show explicit results. We consider the C0C^0 topology on the coefficients of UU. In this case we will exhibit the explicit expression on the coefficients of UU which assures the existence of a unique fixed point for Φ\Phi. Moreover, we present the explicit expression of the fixed point QΦQ_\Phi

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@article{arxiv.1505.02110,
  title  = {Generic properties for random repeated quantum iterations},
  author = {Artur O. Lopes and M. Sebastiani},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1505.02110},
  year   = {2015}
}
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