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Quantum correlations between distant qubits conveyed by large-$S$ spin chains

Quantum Physics 2017-09-06 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Abstract

We consider two distant spin-12\frac{1}{2} particles (or qubits) and a number of interacting objects, all with the same value S1S\gg1 of their respective spin, distributed on a one-dimensional lattice (or large-SS spin chain). The quantum states of the chain are constructed by linearly combining tensor products of single-spin coherent states, whose evolution is determined accordingly, i.e., via classical-like equations of motions. We show that the quantum superposition of the above product states resulting from a local interaction between the first qubit and one spin of the chain evolves so that the second qubit, after having itself interacted with another spin of the chain, can be entangled with the first qubit. Obtaining such outcome does not imply imposing constraints on the length of the chain or the distance between the qubits, which demonstrates the possibility of generating quantum correlations at a distance by means of a macroscopic system, as far as local interactions with just a few of its components are feasible.

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@article{arxiv.1706.04501,
  title  = {Quantum correlations between distant qubits conveyed by large-$S$ spin chains},
  author = {Davide Nuzzi and Alessandro Cuccoli and Ruggero Vaia and Paola Verrucchi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1706.04501},
  year   = {2017}
}

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11 pages, 9 figures

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