The characteristic polynomial of the next-nearest-neighbour qubit chain for single excitations

DOI10.1088/1751-8113/41/44/445201MaRDI QIDQ3544822zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Courtney J. Mewton, Zbigniew Ficek

Publication date 8 December 2008

Published in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0807.4985

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Eigenvalues, singular values, and eigenvectors (15A18) Quantum computation (81P68) Lattice systems (Ising, dimer, Potts, etc.) and systems on graphs arising in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B20) Statistical mechanics of solids (82D20)

Abstract: The characteristic polynomial for a chain of dipole-dipole coupled two-level atoms with nearest-neighbour and next-nearest-neighbour interactions is developed for the study of eigenvalues and eigenvectors for single-photon excitations. We find the exact form of the polynomial in terms of the Chebyshev polynomials of the second kind that is valid for an arbitrary number of atoms and coupling strengths. We then propose a technique for expressing the roots of the polynomial as a power series in the coupling constants. The general properties of the solutions are also explored, to shed some light on the general properties that the exact, analytic form of the energy eigenvalues should have. A method for deriving the eigenvectors of the Hamiltonian is also outlined.

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