Quantum systems are prone to decoherence due to both intrinsic interactions as well as random fluctuations from the environment. Using the Pechukas-Yukawa formalism, we investigate the influence of noise on the dynamics of an adiabatically evolving Hamiltonian which can describe a quantum computer. Under this description, the level dynamics of a parametrically perturbed quantum Hamiltonian are mapped to the dynamics of one-dimensional classical gas. We show that our framework coincides with the results of the classical Landau-Zener transitions upon linearization. Furthermore, we determine the effects of external noise on the level dynamics and its impact on Landau-Zener transitions.
History
School
Science
Department
Physics
Published in
Physical Review A
Volume
98
Issue
1
Citation
QURESHI, M.A. ... et al, 2018. Pechukas-Yukawa formalism for Landau-Zener transitions in the presence of external noise. Physical Review A, 98 (1), 012128.
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Publication date
2018-07-23
Notes
This paper was published in the journal Physical Review A and the definitive published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.98.012128.