Evolving Probability Representations of Entangled Cat States in the Potentials of Harmonic and Inverted Oscillators

We determine the evolving probability representation of entangled cat states in the potential of either the harmonic oscillator or the inverted oscillator, assuming that the states are initially prepared in the potential of the harmonic oscillator. Such states have several applications in quantum in...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Matyas Mechler, Margarita A. Man’ko, Vladimir I. Man’ko, Peter Adam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-05-01
Series:Quantum Reports
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2624-960X/7/2/23
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:We determine the evolving probability representation of entangled cat states in the potential of either the harmonic oscillator or the inverted oscillator, assuming that the states are initially prepared in the potential of the harmonic oscillator. Such states have several applications in quantum information processing. The inverted quantum harmonic oscillator, where the potential energy corresponds to imaginary frequencies of the oscillator, can be applied in relation to cosmological problems. We also determine the evolving probability representation of cat states of an oscillating spin-1/2 particle of the inverted oscillator, in which the time evolution of the spin state is described by an arbitrary unitary operator. The properties of the determined entangled probability distributions are discussed.
ISSN:2624-960X