Density matrix and purity evolution in dissipative two-level systems: I. Theory and path integral results for tunneling dynamics

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (9) ◽  
pp. 5113-5124
Author(s):  
Sambarta Chatterjee ◽  
Nancy Makri
Keyword(s):  
Density Matrix ◽  
Path Integral ◽  
Von Neumann Entropy ◽  
Level System ◽  
Von Neumann ◽  
Bacteriochlorophyll Dimer ◽  
Two Level Systems ◽  
Tunneling Dynamics ◽  
Reduced Density ◽  
Harmonic Bath

The time evolution of the purity (the trace of the square of the reduced density matrix) and von Neumann entropy in a symmetric two-level system coupled to a dissipative harmonic bath is investigated through analytical arguments and accurate path integral calculations on simple models and the singly excited bacteriochlorophyll dimer.

Density matrix and purity evolution in dissipative two-level systems: II. Relaxation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sambarta Chatterjee ◽  
Nancy Makri
Keyword(s):  
Density Matrix ◽  
Time Evolution ◽  
Reduced Density Matrix ◽  
Level System ◽  
Two Level Systems ◽  
Reduced Density ◽  
Harmonic Bath

We investigate the time evolution of the reduced density matrix (RDM) and its purity in the dynamics of a two-level system coupled to a dissipative harmonic bath, when the system is initially placed in one of its eigenstates.

scholarly journals Many-Body Systems and Quantum Chaos: The Multiparticle Quantum Arnol’d Cat

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Giorgio Mantica
Keyword(s):  
Hamiltonian System ◽  
Density Matrix ◽  
Quantum Chaos ◽  
Reduced Density Matrix ◽  
Von Neumann Entropy ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Many Body ◽  
Von Neumann ◽  
Many Body Systems ◽  
Reduced Density

A multi-particle extension of the Arnol’d cat Hamiltonian system is presented, which can serve as a fully dynamical model of decoherence. The behavior of the von Neumann entropy of the reduced density matrix is studied, in time and as a function of the physical parameters, with special regard to increasing the mass of the cat particle.

scholarly journals Path Integrals, Spontaneous Localisation, and the Classical Limit

2020 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhavya Bhatt ◽  
Manish Ram Chander ◽  
Raj Patil ◽  
Ruchira Mishra ◽  
Shlok Nahar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Density Matrix ◽  
Path Integral ◽  
Classical Limit ◽  
Measurement Problem ◽  
Path Integrals ◽  
Path Integral Formulation ◽  
Von Neumann ◽  
Matrix Evolution ◽  
Grw Model

AbstractThe measurement problem and the absence of macroscopic superposition are two foundational problems of quantum mechanics today. One possible solution is to consider the Ghirardi–Rimini–Weber (GRW) model of spontaneous localisation. Here, we describe how spontaneous localisation modifies the path integral formulation of density matrix evolution in quantum mechanics. We provide two new pedagogical derivations of the GRW propagator. We then show how the von Neumann equation and the Liouville equation for the density matrix arise in the quantum and classical limit, respectively, from the GRW path integral.

scholarly journals ENTANGLEMENT ENTROPY: HELICITY VERSUS SPIN

2008 ◽  
Vol 06 (01) ◽  
pp. 181-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
SONG HE ◽  
SHUXIN SHAO ◽  
HONGBAO ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
Density Matrix ◽  
Entanglement Entropy ◽  
Specific Form ◽  
Von Neumann Entropy ◽  
Particle State ◽  
Inertial Reference Frame ◽  
Helicity State ◽  
Von Neumann ◽  
Left Handed ◽  
Massive Spin

For a massive spin 1/2 field, we present the reduced spin and helicity density matrix, respectively, for the same pure one particle state. Their relation has also been developed. Furthermore, we calculate and compare the corresponding entanglement entropy for spin and helicity within the same inertial reference frame. Due to the distinct dependence on momentum degree of freedom between spin and helicity states, the resultant helicity entropy is different from that of spin in general. In particular, we find that both helicity entanglement for a spin eigenstate and spin entanglement for a right handed or left handed helicity state do not vanish, and their Von Neumann entropy has no dependence on the specific form of momentum distribution, as long as it is isotropic.

scholarly journals WIGNER ROTATIONS, BELL STATES, AND LORENTZ INVARIANCE OF ENTANGLEMENT AND VON NEUMANN ENTROPY

2004 ◽  
Vol 02 (02) ◽  
pp. 183-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHOPIN SOO ◽  
CYRUS C. Y. LIN
Keyword(s):  
Lorentz Invariance ◽  
Zeta Functions ◽  
Bell States ◽  
Von Neumann Entropy ◽  
Lorentz Transformations ◽  
Von Neumann ◽  
Infinite Dimensional ◽  
Einstein Podolsky Rosen ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Reduced Density

We compute, for massive particles, the explicit Wigner rotations of one-particle states for arbitrary Lorentz transformations; and the explicit Hermitian generators of the infinite-dimensional unitary representation. For a pair of spin 1/2 particles, Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen–ell entangled states and their behaviour under the Lorentz group are analyzed in the context of quantum field theory. Group theoretical considerations suggest a convenient definition of the Bell states which is slightly different from the conventional assignment. The behaviour of Bell states under arbitrary Lorentz transformations can then be described succinctly. Reduced density matrices applicable to systems of identical particles are defined through Yang's prescription. The von Neumann entropy of each of the reduced density matrix is Lorentz invariant; and its relevance as a measure of entanglement is discussed, and illustrated with an explicit example. A regularization of the entropy in terms of generalized zeta functions is also suggested.

PATH INTEGRAL DERIVATION OF AN EXACT MASTER EQUATION

1995 ◽  
Vol 09 (02) ◽  
pp. 87-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. V. LAWANDE ◽  
Q. V. LAWANDE
Keyword(s):  
Density Matrix ◽  
Harmonic Oscillator ◽  
Master Equation ◽  
Path Integral ◽  
Open System ◽  
Coherent States ◽  
Reduced Density Matrix ◽  
Feynman Propagator ◽  
Reduced Density

The Feynman propagator in coherent states representation is obtained for a system of a single harmonic oscillator coupled to a reservoir of N oscillators. Using this propagator, an exact master equation is obtained for the evolution of the reduced density matrix for the open system of the oscillator.

scholarly journals Monotonicity of the von Neumann Entropy Expressed as a Function of Rényi Entropies

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (03) ◽  
pp. 1450006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Fannes
Keyword(s):  
Density Matrix ◽  
Von Neumann Entropy ◽  
Von Neumann ◽  
Integer Order ◽  
Odd Order ◽  
Rényi Entropies ◽  
Even Order ◽  
Renyi Entropies

The von Neumann entropy of a density matrix of dimension d, expressed in terms of the first d − 1 integer order Rényi entropies, is monotonically increasing in Rényi entropies of even order and decreasing in those of odd order.

scholarly journals REDUCED DENSITY MATRIX AND ENTANGLEMENT ENTROPY OF PERMUTATIONALLY INVARIANT QUANTUM MANY-BODY SYSTEMS

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (27n28) ◽  
pp. 1243009 ◽  
Author(s):  
VLADISLAV POPKOV ◽  
MARIO SALERNO
Keyword(s):  
Density Matrix ◽  
Entanglement Entropy ◽  
Reduced Density Matrix ◽  
Diagonal Form ◽  
Temperature Phase ◽  
Many Body ◽  
Permutational Symmetry ◽  
Von Neumann ◽  
Many Body Systems ◽  
Reduced Density

In this paper we discuss the properties of the reduced density matrix of quantum many body systems with permutational symmetry and present basic quantification of the entanglement in terms of the von Neumann (VNE), Renyi and Tsallis entropies. In particular, we show, on the specific example of the spin 1/2 Heisenberg model, how the RDM acquires a block diagonal form with respect to the quantum number k fixing the polarization in the subsystem conservation of Sz and with respect to the irreducible representations of the Sn group. Analytical expression for the RDM elements and for the RDM spectrum are derived for states of arbitrary permutational symmetry and for arbitrary polarizations. The temperature dependence and scaling of the VNE across a finite temperature phase transition is discussed and the RDM moments and the Rényi and Tsallis entropies calculated both for symmetric ground states of the Heisenberg chain and for maximally mixed states.

scholarly journals Entanglement of Pseudo-Hermitian Random States

Entropy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. 1109
Author(s):  
Cleverson Andrade Goulart ◽  
Mauricio Porto Pato
Keyword(s):  
Density Matrix ◽  
Random Matrices ◽  
Bell States ◽  
Von Neumann Entropy ◽  
Abstract Model ◽  
Von Neumann ◽  
Fock States ◽  
Bosonic System ◽  
Random States

In a recent paper (A. Fring and T. Frith, Phys. Rev A 100, 101102 (2019)), a Dyson scheme to deal with density matrix of non-Hermitian Hamiltonians has been used to investigate the entanglement of states of a PT-symmetric bosonic system. They found that von Neumann entropy can show a different behavior in the broken and unbroken regime. We show that their results can be recast in terms of an abstract model of pseudo-Hermitian random matrices. It is found however that although the formalism is practically the same, the entanglement is not of Fock states but of Bell states.

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