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Simple variational ground state and pure cat state generation in the quantum Rabi model

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We introduce a simple, physically-motivated variational ground state for the quantum Rabi model, and demonstrate that it provides a high-fidelity approximation of the true ground state in all parameter regimes… Click to show full abstract

We introduce a simple, physically-motivated variational ground state for the quantum Rabi model, and demonstrate that it provides a high-fidelity approximation of the true ground state in all parameter regimes (including intermediate and strong coupling regimes). Our variational state is constructed using Gaussian cavity states and nonorthogonal qubit pointer states, and contains only three variational parameters. We use our state to develop a heuristic understanding of how the ground state evolves with increasing coupling, and find a previously unexplored regime where the ground state corresponds to the cavity being in a nearly pure Schr\"odinger cat state.

Keywords: state; quantum rabi; rabi model; variational ground; ground state

Journal Title: Physical Review A
Year Published: 2017

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