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A qubit strongly interacting with a bosonic environment: Geometry of thermal states

URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2010.09201v1
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 04:08:39 GMT
Title: A qubit strongly interacting with a bosonic environment: Geometry of thermal states
Authors: Patrick Lee Orman and Ryoichi Kawai
Abstract summary: Zurek's theory of einselection predicts that the decoherence takes place in the so-called pointer basis under the strong coupling regime. We have postulated that the thermals state in the strong coupling limit is a Gibbs state projected onto the pointer basis.
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Abstract: A standard theory of thermodynamics states that a quantum system in contact with a thermal environment relaxes to the equilibrium state known as the Gibbs state wherein decoherence occurs in the system's energy eigenbasis. When the interaction between the system and environment is strong, a different equilibrium state can be reached that is not diagonal in the system energy eigenbasis. Zurek's theory of einselection predicts that the decoherence takes place in the so-called pointer basis under the strong coupling regime, which can be viewed as continuous measurement of the system by the environment. The thermal state under the strong coupling regime is thus expected to be diagonal in the pointer states rather than energy eigenstates. We have postulated that the thermals state in the strong coupling limit is a Gibbs state projected onto the pointer basis and have demonstrated this with a simple model of single qubit strongly interacting with a bosonic environment.

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