Time evolution of a pair of distinguishable interacting spins subjected to controllable and noisy magnetic fields

Abstract: The quantum dynamics of a

h a t {m a t h b f J}^{2} = (h a t {m a t h b f j}_{1} + h a t {m a t h b f j}_{2})^{2}

-conserving Hamiltonian model describing two coupled spins

h a t {m a t h b f j}_{1}

and

h a t {m a t h b f j}_{2}

under controllable and fluctuating time-dependent magnetic fields is investigated. Each eigenspace of

h a t {m a t h b f J}^{2}

is dynamically invariant and the Hamiltonian of the total system restricted to any one of such

(j_{1} + j_{2}) - | j_{1} - j_{2} | + 1

eigenspaces, possesses the SU(2) structure of the Hamiltonian of a single fictitious spin acted upon by the total magnetic field. We show that such a reducibility holds regardless of the time dependence of the externally applied field as well as of the statistical properties of the noise, here represented as a classical fluctuating magnetic field. The time evolution of the joint transition probabilities of the two spins

h a t {m a t h b f j}_{1}

and

h a t {m a t h b f j}_{2}

between two prefixed factorized states is examined, bringing to light peculiar dynamical properties of the system under scrutiny. When the noise-induced non-unitary dynamics of the two coupled spins is properly taken into account, analytical expressions for the joint Landau-Zener transition probabilities are reported. The possibility of extending the applicability of our results to other time-dependent spin models is pointed out.

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