Entropic Characterization of Quantum States with Maximal Evolution under Given Energy Constraints

A measure D[t1, t2] for the amount of dynamical evolution exhibited by a quantum system during a time interval [t1, t2] is defined in terms of how distinguishable from each other are, on average, the states of the system at different times. We investigate some properties of the measure D showing tha...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Majtey, Ana P., Valdés Hernández, Andrea, Maglione, César G., Plastino, Ángel Ricardo
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Argentina
Recursos:Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
Repositorio:CIC Digital (CICBA)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.cic.gba.gob.ar:11746/11966
Acesso em linha:https://digital.cic.gba.gob.ar/handle/11746/11966
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Ciencias Naturales y Exactas
quantum evolution
distinguishability of quantum states
maximum entropy
Descrição
Resumo:A measure D[t1, t2] for the amount of dynamical evolution exhibited by a quantum system during a time interval [t1, t2] is defined in terms of how distinguishable from each other are, on average, the states of the system at different times. We investigate some properties of the measure D showing that, for increasing values of the interval’s duration, the measure quickly reaches an asymptotic value given by the linear entropy of the energy distribution associated with the system’s (pure) quantum state. This leads to the formulation of an entropic variational problem characterizing the quantum states that exhibit the largest amount of dynamical evolution under energy constraints given by the expectation value of the energy.