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In the issue of quantum evolution, quantum evolution speed is usually quantified by the time rate of change of state distance between the initial sate and its time evolution. In this paper, the path distance of quantum evolution is introduced to study the evolution of a quantum system, through the approach combined with basic theory of quantum evolution and the linear algebra. In a quantum unitary system, the quantum evolution operator contains the path information of the quantum evolution, where the path distance is determined by the principal argument of the eigenvalues of the unitary operator. Accordingly, the instantaneous quantum evolution speed is proportional to the distance between the maximum and minimum eigenvalues of the Hamiltonian. As one of the applications, the path distance and the instantaneous quantum evolution speed could be used to form a new lower bound of the real evolution time, which depends on the evolution operator and Hamiltonian, and is independent of the initial state. It is found that the lower bound presented here is exactly equal to the real evolution time in the range
$ \left[ {0, {\pi }/({{2{\omega _{\rm{H}}}}}}) \right]$ . The tool of path distance and instantaneous quantum evolution speed introduced here provides new method for the related researches.-
Keywords:
- quantum evolution /
- path distance /
- quantum evolution speed
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图 1 在极坐标系的单位圆中, 不同半径的极角与演化算符本征值的辐角主值相对应. 具有最大夹角的两相邻半径, 其夹角平分线的反向延长线的极角即为
$ \phi_0 $ 取值, 而$ \phi_{\rm{M}} $ 则为此反向延长线与前述两相邻半径的夹角.$ \phi_{\rm{M}} $ 也有如下等效理解: 演化算符本征值的每个辐角主值与一个半径对应, 找到能覆盖所有半径的最小扇形, 此最小扇形的圆心角的一半即为目标$ \phi_{\rm{M}} $ 值Figure 1. In the polar coordinate system, the polar angle of a radius in the unit circle corresponds to the principal argument of an eigenvalue of the evolution operator. The angular bisector of two neighboring radii, which form the largest included angle among all neighboring radii, is the reverse extension line of the radius with polar angle
$ \phi_0 $ , and$ \phi_{\rm{M}} $ is equal to half the largest included angle among all neighboring radii. Equivalently speaking, the principal argument of each eigenvalue of the evolution operator corresponds to a radius in the unit circle. If we find out the smallest sector in this unit circle to cover all radii mentioned above,$ \phi_{\rm{M}} $ is then equal to half the sector angle.
图 2 三能级量子纯态
$ |\psi_0\rangle $ 在$ t\in\left[0,\frac {\pi}{2\omega_{\mathrm{H}}}\right]$ 时间范围内的自由演化过程中, 本文提出的演化时间下限$ \tau_{\mathrm{H}} $ 始终与真实演化时间t重合, 见红色实线. 而Mandelstam-Tamm时间下限位于真实演化时间曲线的下方, 见黑色短划线Figure 2. During the evolution of a qutrit prepared in a pure state
$ |\psi_0\rangle $ , the lower bound of the evolution time proposed here meets the real evolution time perfectly in the range$ t\in\left[0,\frac {\pi}{2\omega_{\mathrm{H}}}\right]$ . The curve of the Mandelstam-Tamm bound is below the curve of the real evolution time, see the black dashed line.
图 3 在相同的哈密顿量作用下, 三能级量子纯态
$ |\psi_0\rangle $ 和混合态$ \rho_0 $ 在演化过程中, 依据本文提出的时间下限$ \tau_{{\rm{H}}} $ 在$ \left[0, {\pi}/({2\omega_{\rm{H}}})\right] $ 范围内与真实演化时间相等, 见红色实线. 量子纯态$ |\psi_0\rangle $ 演化过程中的Mandelstam-Tamm时间下限小于真实演化时间, 见黑色短划线. 对混合态$ \rho_0 $ 的演化而言, 其Mandelstam-Tamm时间下限与真实演化时间的偏差最大, 见蓝色点线Figure 3. During the evolution of a qutrit prepared in a pure state
$ |\psi_0\rangle $ and in a mixed state$ \rho_0 $ , governed by the same Hamiltonian, the lower bound of the evolution time proposed here meets the real evolution time perfectly in the range$ t\in \left[0, {\pi}/({2\omega_{\rm{{\rm{H}}}}})\right] $ , see the black dashed line. In the evolution of the mixed state$ \rho_0 $ , the Mandelstam-Tamm bound is deviated from the real evolution time substantially, see the blue dotted line. -
[1] Mandelstam L, Tamm I 1945 J. Phys. (USSR) 9 249
[2] Vaidman L 1992 American J. Phys. 60 182
Google Scholar
[3] Margolus N and Levitin L B 1998 Physica D 120 188
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[5] Lloyd S 2002 Phys. Rev. Lett. 88 237901
Google Scholar
[6] Bekenstein J D 1981 Phys. Rev. Lett. 46 623
Google Scholar
[7] Murphy M, Montangero S, Giovannetti V, Calarco T 2010 Phys. Rev. A 82 022318
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Google Scholar
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[23] Levitin L B, Toffoli T 2009 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103 160502
Google Scholar
[24] Pires D P, Cianciaruso M, Celeri L C, Adesso G, Soares-Pinto D O 2016 Phys. Rev. X 6 021031
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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[30] Ma Y J, Gao X C, Wu S X, Yu C S 2023 Chin. Phys. B 32 040308
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