Reversible and irreversible dynamics of a qubit interacting with a small environment

dc.creatorBenenti, Giuliano
dc.creatorPalma, G. Massimo
dc.date2006-11-27
dc.date2007-05-24
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:09:40Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:09:40Z
dc.descriptionWe analyze the dynamics of a system qubit interacting by means a sequence of pairwise collisions with an environment consisting of just two qubits. We show that the density operator of the qubits approaches a common time averaged equilibrium state, characterized by large fluctuations, only for a random sequence of collisions. For a regular sequence of collisions the qubitstates of the system and of the reservoir undergo instantaneous periodic oscillations and do not relax to a common state. Furthermore we show that pure bipartite entanglement is developed only when at least two qubits are initially in the same purestate while otherwise also genuine multipartite entanglement builds up.
dc.description5 pages, 4 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0611262
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0611262
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. A 75, 052110 (2007)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevA.75.052110
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/131609
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleReversible and irreversible dynamics of a qubit interacting with a small environment
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