학술논문

Floquet Perturbation Theory: Formalism and Application to Low-Frequency Limit
Document Type
Working Paper
Source
New J. Phys. 20, 093022 (2018)
Subject
Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Condensed Matter - Quantum Gases
Quantum Physics
Language
Abstract
We develop a low-frequency perturbation theory in the extended Floquet Hilbert space of a periodically driven quantum systems, which puts the high- and low-frequency approximations to the Floquet theory on the same footing. It captures adiabatic perturbation theories recently discussed in the literature as well as diabatic deviation due to Floquet resonances. For illustration, we apply our Floquet perturbation theory to a driven two-level system as in the Schwinger-Rabi and the Landau-Zener-St\"uckelberg-Majorana models. We reproduce some known expressions for transition probabilities in a simple and systematic way and clarify and extend their regime of applicability. We then apply the theory to a periodically-driven system of fermions on the lattice and obtain the spectral properties and the low-frequency dynamics of the system.
Comment: v2: 28 single-column pages, 5 figures; various typos fixed; some notation and connection to other perturbation schemes clarified; new, more descriptive title and abstract. Published version