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We prove an adiabatic theorem that applies at timescales short of the typical adiabatic limit. Our proof analyzes the stability of solutions to Schrodinger's equation under perturbation. We directly characterize cross-subspace effects of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-21 Jacob Bringewatt , Michael Jarret , T. C. Mooney

The first proof of the quantum adiabatic theorem was given as early as 1928. Today, this theorem is increasingly applied in a many-body context, e.g. in quantum annealing and in studies of topological properties of matter. In this setup,…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2017-09-29 Sven Bachmann , Wojciech De Roeck , Martin Fraas

A potential problem with adiabatic switching in perturbation theory is that divergent terms appear in the series solution. An example of this was presented by C. Brouder et al [4] for a simple 2 state system where the evolution of system in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-08-31 Dan Solomon

Adiabatic quantum computing is a powerful framework for state preparation, while its evolution time often scales quadratically in the inverse Hamiltonian spectral gap, leading to sub-optimal computational complexity. In this work, we…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-16 Xi Guo , Dong An

We review recent results on adiabatic theory for ground states of extended gapped fermionic lattice systems under several different assumptions. More precisely, we present generalized super-adiabatic theorems for extended but finite as well…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2024-02-13 Joscha Henheik , Tom Wessel

We provide a rigorous generalization of the quantum adiabatic theorem for open systems described by a Markovian master equation with time-dependent Liouvillian $\mathcal{L}(t)$. We focus on the finite system case relevant for adiabatic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-03-21 Lorenzo Campos Venuti , Tameem Albash , Daniel A. Lidar , Paolo Zanardi

The viability of adiabatic quantum computation depends on the slow evolution of the Hamiltonian. The adiabatic switching theorem provides an asymptotic series for error estimates in $1/T$, based on the lowest non-zero derivative of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-25 Thomas D. Cohen , Andrew Li , Hyunwoo Oh , Maneesha Sushama Pradeep

The adiabatic theorem is a fundamental result established in the early days of quantum mechanics, which states that a system can be kept arbitrarily close to the instantaneous ground state of its Hamiltonian if the latter varies in time…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2022-06-01 Oleg Lychkovskiy , Oleksandr Gamayun , Vadim Cheianov

We show how the dynamics of a specific subset of states can be separated from the dynamic of the total quantum state via a time-dependent projector-based formalism of adiabatic elimination. Within our formalism, we assume explicit time…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-03 Samuel Böhringer , Alexander Bott , Eric P. Glasbrenner

We present a new quantum adiabatic theorem that allows one to rigorously bound the adiabatic timescale for a variety of systems, including those described by unbounded Hamiltonians. Our bound is geared towards the qubit approximation of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-01-17 Evgeny Mozgunov , Daniel A. Lidar

The unitary operator corresponding to the classical canonical transformation that connects a general closed system to an open system under adiabatic conditions is found. The quantum invariant operator of the adiabatic open system is derived…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-01-19 Kyu Hwang Yeon , Jeong Ryeol Choi , Shou Zhang , Thomas F. George

We prove an adiabatic theorem for infinitely extended lattice fermion systems with gapped ground states, allowing perturbations that may close the gap. The Heisenberg dynamics on the CAR-algebra is generated by a time dependent…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2025-10-27 Lennart Becker , Stefan Teufel , Marius Wesle

We present a general theory for adiabatic evolution of quantum states as governed by the nonlinear Schrodinger equation, and provide examples of applications with a nonlinear tunneling model for Bose-Einstein condensates. Our theory not…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Jie Liu , Biao Wu , Qian Niu

Adiabatic quantum computation, based on the adiabatic theorem, is a promising alternative to conventional quantum computation. The validity of an adiabatic algorithm depends on the existence of a nonzero energy gap between the ground and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-10-20 Da-Jian Zhang , Xiao-Dong Yu , D. M. Tong

We state and prove a generalized adiabatic theorem for Markov chains and provide examples and applications related to Glauber dynamics of Ising model over Z^d/nZ^d. The theorems derived in this paper describe a type of adiabatic dynamics…

Probability · Mathematics 2015-05-19 Kyle Bradford , Yevgeniy Kovchegov

We derive an adiabatic theorem for Markov chains using well known facts about mixing and relaxation times. We discuss the results in the context of the recent developments in adiabatic quantum computation.

Probability · Mathematics 2009-02-02 Yevgeniy Kovchegov

In this thesis, it is presented a set of results in adiabatic dynamics (closed and open system) and transitionless quantum driving that promote some advances in our understanding on quantum control and Hamiltonian inverse engineering. In…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-07-27 Alan C. Santos

Adiabatic time evolution of quantum systems is a widely used tool with applications ranging from state preparation through simplifications of computations and topological transformations to optimization and quantum computing. Adiabatic time…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-06-27 Hadi Yarloo , Hua-Chen Zhang , Anne E. B. Nielsen

We introduce an approach to scattering problems in theories with non-Hermitian Hamiltonian, usually known as PT-symmetric quantum theories, by means of the adiabatic switching of the interaction. The modifications of usual methods needed to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-02-04 Hynek Bíla

A gapped quantum system that is adiabatically perturbed remains approximately in its eigenstate after the evolution. We prove that, for constant gap, general quantum processes that approximately prepare the final eigenstate require a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-04-02 S. Boixo , R. D. Somma