Multiple Schrödinger pictures and dynamics in shortcuts to adiabaticity.

Phys Rev Lett

Departamento de Química-Física, UPV-EHU, Apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain.

Published: September 2012

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A Schrödinger equation may be unitarily transformed into dynamical equations in different interaction pictures which describe a common physical process, i.e., the same underlying interactions and dynamics. In contrast to this standard scenario, other relations are also possible, such as a common interaction-picture dynamical equation corresponding to several Schrödinger equations that represent different physical processes. This may enable us to design alternative and feasible experimental routes for operations that are a priori difficult or impossible to perform. The power of this concept is exemplified by engineering Hamiltonians that improve the performance or make realizable several shortcuts to adiabaticity.

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