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Shortcuts to adiabaticity across a separatrix

Statistical Mechanics 2024-08-14 v1 Classical Physics

Abstract

Shortcuts to adiabaticity are strategies for conserving adiabatic invariants under non-adiabatic (i.e. fast-driving) conditions. Here, we show how to extend classical, Hamiltonian shortcuts to adiabaticity to allow the crossing of a phase-space separatrix -- a situation in which a corresponding adiabatic protocol does not exist. Specifically, we show how to construct a time-dependent Hamiltonian that evolves one energy shell to another energy shell across a separatrix. Leveraging this method, we design an erasure procedure whose energy cost and fidelity do not depend on the protocol's duration.

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@article{arxiv.2408.06916,
  title  = {Shortcuts to adiabaticity across a separatrix},
  author = {Roi Holtzman and Oren Raz and Christopher Jarzynski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.06916},
  year   = {2024}
}
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