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Quantum oscillations without quantum coherence.

V V Dobrovitski1, H A De Raedt, M I Katsnelson

  • 1Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA.

Physical Review Letters
|June 6, 2003
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Quantum oscillations in many-spin systems can persist despite decoherence from a spin bath. These persistent oscillations show slow decay, potentially observable in experiments.

Area of Science:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Condensed matter physics
  • Quantum information science

Background:

  • Quantum systems are susceptible to decoherence, losing their quantum properties due to environmental interactions.
  • Understanding decoherence is crucial for developing robust quantum technologies.
  • Many-spin systems are fundamental models for studying complex quantum phenomena.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To numerically investigate the damping of quantum oscillations in many-spin systems.
  • To analyze the dynamics of the density matrix under decoherence by a spin bath.
  • To identify conditions under which quantum effects might persist despite significant environmental interaction.

Main Methods:

  • Numerical simulations of many-spin systems.

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  • Modeling decoherence using a spin bath interaction.
  • Analysis of density matrix elements and system entropy over time.

    • Main Results:

    • Specific density matrix elements exhibit persistent quantum oscillations.
    • These oscillations maintain considerable amplitude even after other elements and entropy approach saturation.
    • The observed oscillations demonstrate very slow decay rates.

    Conclusions:

    • Decoherence does not uniformly suppress all quantum dynamics in many-spin systems.
    • Persistent, slowly decaying oscillations in specific density matrix elements are a key finding.
    • These long-lived quantum phenomena may be experimentally detectable, offering new avenues for research.