Manipulating Quantum Many-Body Systems in the Presence of Controllable Dissipation
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We discuss two quantum simulation schemes in which the coupling to an external bath may give rise to novel and interesting many-body physics. Namely, we first address the effect of local Markovian baths on the quantum annealing dynamics of an Ising-like chain: deviations from adiabaticity may display a nonmonotonic trend as a function of the annealing time, as a result of the competition between nonadiabatic effects and dissipative processes. Secondly, we provide a framework to induce persistent currents through the coupling with a structured reservoir which generates nonreciprocity, without the need of any applied gauge field.
2017 ◽
Vol 50
(30)
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pp. 305301
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2008 ◽
Vol 17
(supp01)
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pp. 304-317
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