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Random repeated quantum interactions and random invariant states

Quantum Physics 2015-02-12 v1 Probability

Abstract

We consider a generalized model of repeated quantum interactions, where a system H\mathcal{H} is interacting in a random way with a sequence of independent quantum systems Kn,n1\mathcal{K}_n, n \geq 1. Two types of randomness are studied in detail. One is provided by considering Haar-distributed unitaries to describe each interaction between H\mathcal{H} and Kn\mathcal{K}_n. The other involves random quantum states describing each copy Kn\mathcal{K}_n. In the limit of a large number of interactions, we present convergence results for the asymptotic state of H\mathcal{H}. This is achieved by studying spectral properties of (random) quantum channels which guarantee the existence of unique invariant states. Finally this allows to introduce a new physically motivated ensemble of random density matrices called the \emph{asymptotic induced ensemble}.

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@article{arxiv.0902.2634,
  title  = {Random repeated quantum interactions and random invariant states},
  author = {Ion Nechita and Clément Pellegrini},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0902.2634},
  year   = {2015}
}
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