A. O. Caldeira

Non-Markovian dynamics of quantum discord

We evaluate the quantum discord dynamics of two qubits in independent and common non-Markovian environments. We compare the dynamics of entanglement with that of quantum discord. For independent reservoirs the quantum discord vanishes only at discrete instants whereas the entanglement can disappear during a finite time interval. For a common reservoir, quantum discord and entanglement can behave very differently with sudden birth of the former but not of the latter. Furthermore, in this case the quantum discord dynamics presents sudden changes in the derivative of its time evolution which is evidenced by the presence of kinks in its behavior at discrete instants of time.

Entanglement versus quantum discord in two coupled double quantum dots

We study the dynamics of quantum correlations of two coupled double quantum dots containing two excess electrons. The dissipation is included through the contact with an oscillator bath. We solve the Redfield master equation in order to determine the dynamics of the quantum discord (QD) and the entanglement of formation (EoF). Based on our results, we find that the QD is more resistant to dissipation than the EoF for such a system. We observe that this characteristic is related to whether the oscillator bath is common to both qubits or not and to the form of the interaction Hamiltonian. Moreover, our results show that the QD might be finite, even for higher temperatures in the asymptotic limit.

Exact diagonalization of two quantum models for the damped harmonic oscillator

The damped harmonic oscillator is a workhorse for the study of dissipation in quantum mechanics. However, despite its simplicity, this system has given rise to some approximations whose validity and relation to more refined descriptions deserve a thorough investigation. In this work, we apply a method that allows us to diagonalize exactly the dissipative Hamiltonians that are frequently adopted in the literature. Using this method, we derive the conditions of validity of the rotating-wave approximation (RWA) and show how this approximate description relates to more general ones. We also show that the existence of dissipative coherent states is intimately related to the RWA. Finally, through the evaluation of the dynamics of the damped oscillator, we notice an important property of the dissipative model that has not been properly accounted for in previous works, namely the necessity of new constraints to the application of the factorizable initial conditions.

Emergence of the Pointer Basis through the Dynamics of Correlations

We use the classical correlation between a quantum system being measured and its measurement apparatus to analyze the amount of information being retrieved in a quantum measurement process. Accounting for decoherence of the apparatus, we show that these correlations may have a sudden transition from a decay regime to a constant level. This transition characterizes a nonasymptotic emergence of the pointer basis, while the system apparatus can still be quantum correlated. We provide a formalization of the concept of emergence of a pointer basis in an apparatus subject to decoherence. This contrast of the pointer basis emergence to the quantum to classical transition is demonstrated in an experiment with polarization entangled photon pairs.

Dynamics of stripes in doped antiferromagnets

We study the dynamics of the striped phase, which has previously been suggested to be the ground state of a doped antiferromagnet. Starting from the

Measurements of nanoresonator-qubit interactions in a hybrid quantum electromechanical system

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Effective coupling between two Brownian particles.

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Lowest Landau level bosonization

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Dynamics of topological defects in a spiral: a scenario for the spin-glass phase of cuprates.

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Effective quantum dynamics of two Brownian particles

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