Published February 14, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Spin squeezing properties in the quantum kicked top model

  • 1. School of Science, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022 (China)
  • 2. Institute of Applied Physics, Changchun University, Changchun 130022 (China)
  • 3. Zhejiang Institute of Modern Physics, Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, HangZhou 310027 (China)
  • 4. School of Science, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050 (China)

Description

We study spin squeezing, an intrinsically quantum property, in the quantum kicked top model exhibiting chaotic behaviours in the classical limit. We show that spin squeezing can reveal the underlying chaotic and regular structures in phase space given by a sphere with a unit radius, namely, spin squeezing vanishes after a very short time for an initial spin coherent state centred in a chaotic region of the phase space, whereas spin squeezing occurs over a long period of time for the coherent state centred in an elliptic fixed point. We also study the distribution of the mean spin directions when quantum dynamics take places and give a comparison between the dynamics of spin squeezing and quantum entanglement

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0953-4075/39/559/b6_3_009.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. B, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (ISSN 1361-6455) http://www.iop.org/

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. B, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Journal Volume
39
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 559-568
ISSN
0953-4075
CODEN
JPAPEH

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37053516
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ANNIHILATION OPERATORS; CHAOS THEORY; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DISTRIBUTION; EIGENSTATES; PHASE SPACE; QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT; SPIN
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; EVALUATION; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; MATHEMATICS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; QUANTUM OPERATORS; SPACE