Physics – Condensed Matter – Statistical Mechanics
Scientific paper
2009-10-29
Phys. Rev. B 81, 054306 (2010)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
6 pages including 3 figures; significantly expanded -- this is the published version
Scientific paper
We discuss a technique for solving the Landau-Zener (LZ) problem of finding the probability of excitation in a two-level system. The idea of time reversal for the Schrodinger equation is employed to obtain the state reached at the final time and hence the excitation probability. Using this method, which can reproduce the well-known expression for the LZ transition probability, we solve a variant of the LZ problem which involves waiting at the minimum gap for a time t_w; we find an exact expression for the excitation probability as a function of t_w. We provide numerical results to support our analytical expressions. We then discuss the problem of waiting at the quantum critical point of a many-body system and calculate the residual energy generated by the time-dependent Hamiltonian. Finally we discuss possible experimental realizations of this work.
Divakaran Uma
Dutta Amit
Sen Diptiman
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