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Integrable time-dependent Hamiltonians, solvable Landau-Zener models and Gaudin magnets

Statistical Mechanics 2018-05-09 v2 Quantum Gases Superconductivity High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics math.MP Quantum Physics

Abstract

We solve the non-stationary Schrodinger equation for several time-dependent Hamiltonians, such as the BCS Hamiltonian with an interaction strength inversely proportional to time, periodically driven BCS and linearly driven inhomogeneous Dicke models as well as various multi-level Landau-Zener tunneling models. The latter are Demkov-Osherov, bow-tie, and generalized bow-tie models. We show that these Landau-Zener problems and their certain interacting many-body generalizations map to Gaudin magnets in a magnetic field. Moreover, we demonstrate that the time-dependent Schrodinger equation for the above models has a similar structure and is integrable with a similar technique as Knizhnikov-Zamolodchikov equations. We also discuss applications of our results to the problem of molecular production in an atomic Fermi gas swept through a Feshbach resonance and to the evaluation of the Landau-Zener transition probabilities.

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@article{arxiv.1802.01571,
  title  = {Integrable time-dependent Hamiltonians, solvable Landau-Zener models and Gaudin magnets},
  author = {Emil A. Yuzbashyan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1802.01571},
  year   = {2018}
}

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29 pages, references added