Conservation of Angular Momentum in a Flux Qubit

Details Conservation of Angular Momentum in a Flux Qubit Conservation of Angular Momentum in a Flux Qubit

2011-12-28

arxiv.org/abs/1112.6144v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

10 pages

Scientific paper

Oscillations of superconducting current between clockwise and counterclockwise directions in a flux qubit do not conserve the angular momentum of the qubit. To compensate for this effect the solid containing the qubit must oscillate in unison with the current. This requires entanglement of quantum states of the qubit with quantum states of a macroscopic body. The question then arises whether slow decoherence of quantum oscillations of the current is consistent with fast decoherence of quantum states of a macroscopic solid. This problem is analyzed within an exactly solvable quantum model of a qubit embedded in an absolutely rigid solid and for the elastic model that conserves the total angular momentum. We show that while the quantum state of a flux qubit is, in general, a mixture of a large number of rotational states, slow decoherence is permitted if the system is macroscopically large. Practical implications of entanglement of qubit states with mechanical rotations are discussed.

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