Time evolution of coupled spin systems in a generalized Wigner representation
arXiv:1612.06777 · doi:10.1016/j.aop.2018.11.020
Abstract
Phase-space representations as given by Wigner functions are a powerful tool for representing the quantum state and characterizing its time evolution in the case of infinite-dimensional quantum systems and have been widely used in quantum optics and beyond. Continuous phase spaces have also been studied for finite-dimensional quantum systems such as spin systems. However, much less is known for finite-dimensional, coupled systems, and we present a complete theory of Wigner functions for this case. In particular, we provide a self-contained Wigner formalism for describing and predicting the time evolution of coupled spins which lends itself to visualizing the high-dimensional structure of multi-partite quantum states. We completely treat the case of an arbitrary number of coupled spins 1/2, thereby establishing the equation of motion using Wigner functions. The explicit form of the time evolution is then calculated for up to three spins 1/2. The underlying physical principles of our Wigner representations for coupled spin systems are illustrated with multiple examples which are easily translatable to other experimental scenarios.
61 pages, 16 figures
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