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Improvements on the known quantum speed limits
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: Received: 17 January 2022 / Approved: 20 January 2022 / Online: 20 January 2022 (10:30:56 CET)
Version 2 : Received: 7 March 2022 / Approved: 7 March 2022 / Online: 7 March 2022 (13:42:08 CET)
Version 3 : Received: 29 October 2022 / Approved: 31 October 2022 / Online: 31 October 2022 (04:32:16 CET)
Version 2 : Received: 7 March 2022 / Approved: 7 March 2022 / Online: 7 March 2022 (13:42:08 CET)
Version 3 : Received: 29 October 2022 / Approved: 31 October 2022 / Online: 31 October 2022 (04:32:16 CET)
(This article belongs to the Research Topic Quantum Computing)
How to cite: Anand, H. Improvements on the known quantum speed limits. Preprints 2022, 2022010297. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202201.0297.v1 Anand, H. Improvements on the known quantum speed limits. Preprints 2022, 2022010297. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202201.0297.v1
Abstract
Let us have a Hamiltonian H and 2 states which can time evolve into each other via this Hamiltonian. In this particular situation, say one of the states evolves into the other in time t. Now let us fix these two states ; then we may have infinite Hamiltonians (other than H, and one of them is say H') that can time evolve one of them into the other. But the time taken for this evolution varies from t and is say t' (that is, t' is the time Hamiltonian H' takes to time evolve one of the fixed states into the other). From now on, we shall consider only those Hamiltonians that can time evolve one of the states into the other. The question is given any small positive number a, will there exist a Hamiltonian H such that t' = a? Answer: Yes , the Hamiltonian Ht/a (obtained by rescaling the original Hamiltonian) will work. But, there are bounds that show that as long as the average energy and its fluctuations are bounded (thus, no rescaling allowed), you cannot go arbitrarily fast from one state to another orthogonal state. This discussion falls under the study of quantum speed limits. This document looks into this field of active research. We shall study with care how the question of a speed limit arises: from varying the Hamiltonians between two fixed states ; and hence produce an accurate speed limit between any two fixed states. The process and results shall develop as concretely and smoothly as the problem which is produced.
Keywords
Quantum speed limits; quantum information; Quantum computing
Subject
Physical Sciences, Mathematical Physics
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