Collective transition quenching in the presence of multiple competing decay channels

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العنوان: Collective transition quenching in the presence of multiple competing decay channels
المؤلفون: Mok, Wai-Keong, Masson, Stuart J., Stamper-Kurn, Dan M., Zelevinsky, Tanya, Asenjo-Garcia, Ana
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: Physics (Other)
Quantum Physics
مصطلحات موضوعية: Quantum Physics, Physics - Atomic and Molecular Clusters, Physics - Atomic Physics, Physics - Optics
الوصف: We present a theoretical framework for 'collective transition quenching', a quantum many-body dissipative phenomenon that occurs in systems with multiple collective decay channels. Despite the competition, interactions suppress all but the dominant decay transition, leading to a 'winner takes all' dynamic where the system primarily settles into the dominant ground state. We prove that, in the presence of permutation symmetry, this problem is exactly solvable for any number of competing channels. Additionally, we develop an approximate model for the dynamics by mapping the evolution into a continuity equation for a fluid, and show analytically that the dominant transition ratio converges to unity with increasing system size as a power-law, for any branching ratio. This near-deterministic preparation of the dominant ground state has broad applicability. As an example we discuss a protocol for molecular photoassociation where collective dynamics effectively acts as a catalyst, amplifying the yield in a particular final state. Our results open new avenues for many-body strategies in the preparation and control of quantum systems.
Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
URL الوصول: http://arxiv.org/abs/2407.04129
رقم الأكسشن: edsarx.2407.04129
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv