Quantum simulation of the anderson hamiltonian with an array of coupled nanoresonators: Delocalization and thermalization effects

EPJ Quantum Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Lozada Vera, John ^a   Carrillo, Alejandro ^a   De Sá Neto, Olimpio P ^b   Moqadam, Jalil K ^a   Lahaye, Matthew D ^c   de Oliveira, Marcos C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anderson localization; Nanoelectromechanical system; Quantum simulators

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS TIME SYSTEMS; HUBBARD MODEL; NEMS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

ANDERSON HAMILTONIAN; ANDERSON LOCALIZATION; CONTINUOUS-TIME QUANTUM WALKS; DELOCALIZATION PROCESS; DENSITY MATRIX FORMALISM; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; QUANTUM SIMULATORS; THERMALIZATION EFFECTS;

PHONONS;

EID: 85022217955     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21960763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjqt/s40507-016-0047-3     Document Type: Article

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