Binding energy of bipartite quantum systems: Interaction, correlations, and tunneling
arXiv:1907.09364 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.101.013403
Abstract
We provide a physically motivated definition for the binding energy (or bond-dissociation) of a bipartite quantum system. We consider coherently applying an external field to cancel out the interaction between the subsystems, to break their bond and separate them as systems from which no work can be extracted coherently by any cyclic evolution. The minimum difference between the average energies of the initial and final states obtained this way is defined as the binding energy of the bipartite system. We show the final optimal state is a passive state. We also discuss how required evolution can be realized through a sequence of control pulses. We illustrate utility of our definition through two examples. In particular, we also show how quantum tunneling can assist or enhance bond-breaking process. This extends our definition to probabilistic events.
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