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Quantum chimera states

Lucile AubourgDavid Viennot

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PhysicsQuantum PhysicsQuantum discordQuantum dynamicsFOS: Physical sciencesGeneral Physics and AstronomyMathematical Physics (math-ph)Quantum PhysicsQuantum entanglementQuantum channelNonlinear Sciences - Chaotic Dynamics01 natural sciences010305 fluids & plasmasOpen quantum systemQuantum mechanicsQuantum processQubit0103 physical sciencesChaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD)[PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]Quantum Physics (quant-ph)010306 general physicsAmplitude damping channelComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUSMathematical Physics

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Abstract We study a theoretical model of closed quasi-hermitian chain of spins which exhibits quantum analogues of chimera states, i.e. long life classical states for which a part of an oscillator chain presents an ordered dynamics whereas another part presents a disordered dynamics. For the quantum analogue, the chimera behaviour deals with the entanglement between the spins of the chain. We discuss the entanglement properties, quantum chaos, quantum disorder and semi-classical similarity of our quantum chimera system. The quantum chimera concept is novel and induces new perspectives concerning the entanglement of multipartite systems.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2015.11.022