Floquet Theory and Average Hamiltonian Theory Revisited: Equivalence, Convergence and Applications to NMR

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2609.17121v1
• Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:48:04 GMT
• Title: Floquet Theory and Average Hamiltonian Theory Revisited: Equivalence, Convergence and Applications to NMR
• Abstract summary: We identify the Floquet-Magnus expansion as essential to prove the mathematical equivalence of Floquet theory and average Hamiltonian theory.<n>As examples, we investigate the Bloch-Siegert shift and dipolar coupled spin systems under magic-angle spinning.<n>Our findings provide important insights into the theoretical background of Floquet theory and average Hamiltonian theory.
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• Abstract: An accurate theoretical treatment of periodically driven quantum systems is crucial for various fields in the exact sciences, for instance Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Conventionally, either average Hamiltonian theory or Floquet theory is used to predict or describe experimental outcomes, such as the time evolution or the spectra yielding the information of the sample under study. A detailed analysis of the equivalence of these two approaches with an emphasis on applications in NMR will help to improve the theoretical understanding of NMR experiments. In this work, we identify the Floquet-Magnus expansion as essential to prove the mathematical equivalence of Floquet theory and average Hamiltonian theory. We advocate a calculation scheme which is less prone to algebraic mistakes because explicit integration is avoided. On this basis, we provide the first four orders of both theories. We further examine their applicability to some experiments in NMR. As examples, we investigate the Bloch-Siegert shift and dipolar coupled spin systems under magic-angle spinning. Based on our analysis, we recommend the use of the Floquet-Van Vleck approach including both the effective Hamiltonian and the kick operator. The consistent separation of secular and non-secular contributions appears to be especially advantageous for numerical robustness. Its accuracy is about three times better than the one provided by average Hamiltonian theory despite their formal equivalence. Our findings provide important insights into the theoretical background of Floquet theory and average Hamiltonian theory. This includes the extent of their algebraic and perturbative equivalence, with an emphasis on how these findings are of relevance in the analysis of solid-state NMR experiments.

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