Shortcuts to adiabaticity: Concepts, methods, and applications

D Guéry-Odelin, A Ruschhaupt, A Kiely… - Reviews of Modern …, 2019 - APS
Shortcuts to adiabaticity (STA) are fast routes to the final results of slow, adiabatic changes
of the controlling parameters of a system. The shortcuts are designed by a set of analytical …

Geometry of quantum phase transitions

A Carollo, D Valenti, B Spagnolo - Physics Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
In this article we provide a review of geometrical methods employed in the analysis of
quantum phase transitions and non-equilibrium dissipative phase transitions. After a …

[HTML][HTML] Quantum natural gradient

J Stokes, J Izaac, N Killoran, G Carleo - Quantum, 2020 - quantum-journal.org
A quantum generalization of Natural Gradient Descent is presented as part of a general-
purpose optimization framework for variational quantum circuits. The optimization dynamics …

Dynamical obstruction to localization in a disordered spin chain

D Sels, A Polkovnikov - Physical Review E, 2021 - APS
We analyze a one-dimensional XXZ spin chain in a disordered magnetic field. As the main
probes of the system's behavior, we use the sensitivity of eigenstates to adiabatic …

Low-frequency divergence and quantum geometry of the bulk photovoltaic effect in topological semimetals

J Ahn, GY Guo, N Nagaosa - Physical Review X, 2020 - APS
We study the low-frequency properties of the bulk photovoltaic effect in topological
semimetals. The bulk photovoltaic effect is a nonlinear optical effect that generates dc …

Shortcuts to adiabaticity for the quantum Rabi model: Efficient generation of giant entangled cat states via parametric amplification

YH Chen, W Qin, X Wang, A Miranowicz, F Nori - Physical Review Letters, 2021 - APS
We propose a method for the fast generation of nonclassical ground states of the Rabi
model in the ultrastrong and deep-strong coupling regimes via the shortcuts-to-adiabatic …

Reinforcement learning in different phases of quantum control

M Bukov, AGR Day, D Sels, P Weinberg, A Polkovnikov… - Physical Review X, 2018 - APS
The ability to prepare a physical system in a desired quantum state is central to many areas
of physics such as nuclear magnetic resonance, cold atoms, and quantum computing. Yet …

QuSpin: a Python package for dynamics and exact diagonalisation of quantum many body systems. Part II: bosons, fermions and higher spins

P Weinberg, M Bukov - SciPost Physics, 2019 - scipost.org
We present a major update to QuSpin, SciPostPhys. 2.1. 003--an open-source Python
package for exact diagonalization and quantum dynamics of arbitrary boson, fermion and …

Adaptive quantum approximate optimization algorithm for solving combinatorial problems on a quantum computer

L Zhu, HL Tang, GS Barron, FA Calderon-Vargas… - Physical Review …, 2022 - APS
The quantum approximate optimization algorithm (QAOA) is a hybrid variational quantum-
classical algorithm that solves combinatorial optimization problems. While there is evidence …

Shortcuts to adiabaticity in digitized adiabatic quantum computing

NN Hegade, K Paul, Y Ding, M Sanz… - Physical Review …, 2021 - APS
Shortcuts to adiabaticity are well-known methods for controlling the quantum dynamics
beyond the adiabatic criteria, where counterdiabatic (CD) driving provides a promising …