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Quantum spin chains with fractional revival

Mathematical Physics 2016-07-20 v1 Classical Analysis and ODEs math.MP Quantum Physics

Abstract

A systematic study of fractional revival at two sites in XXXX quantum spin chains is presented and analytic models with this phenomenon are exhibited. The generic models have two essential parameters and a revival time that does not depend on the length of the chain. They are obtained by combining two basic ways of realizing fractional revival in a spin chain each bringing one parameter. The first proceeds through isospectral deformations of spin chains with perfect state transfer. The second arises from the recurrence coefficients of the para-Krawtchouk polynomials with a bi-lattice orthogonality grid. It corresponds to an analytic model previously identified that can possess perfect state transfer in addition to fractional revival.

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@article{arxiv.1507.05919,
  title  = {Quantum spin chains with fractional revival},
  author = {Vincent X. Genest and Luc Vinet and Alexei Zhedanov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1507.05919},
  year   = {2016}
}

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25 pages;

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