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Exact solutions for the time-evolution of quantum spin systems under arbitrary waveforms using algebraic graph theory

Quantum Physics 2022-10-26 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP Computational Physics

Abstract

A general approach is presented that offers exact analytical solutions for the time-evolution of quantum spin systems during parametric waveforms of arbitrary functions of time. The proposed method utilises the \emph{path-sum} method that relies on the algebraic and combinatorial properties of walks on graphs. A full mathematical treatment of the proposed formalism is presented, accompanied by an implementation in \textsc{Matlab}. Using computation of the spin dynamics of monopartite, bipartite, and tripartite quantum spin systems under chirped pulses as exemplar parametric waveforms, it is demonstrated that the proposed method consistently outperforms conventional numerical methods, including ODE integrators and piecewise-constant propagator approximations.

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@article{arxiv.2205.05195,
  title  = {Exact solutions for the time-evolution of quantum spin systems under arbitrary waveforms using algebraic graph theory},
  author = {Pierre-Louis Giscard and Mohammadali Foroozandeh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.05195},
  year   = {2022}
}
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