An efficient numerical progressive diagonalization scheme for the quantum Rabi model revisited. (10th January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pan, Feng; Bao, Lina; Dai, Lianrong; Draayer, Jerry P
• Is Part Of: Journal of physics. Volume 50:Number 6(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-01-10
• Subjects: the quantum Rabi model -- the progressive diagonalization scheme -- the quantum phase crossover; Mathematical physics -- Periodicals; Statistical physics -- Periodicals; Quantum theory -- Periodicals; Matter -- Properties -- Periodicals; 530.105
• DOI: 10.1088/1751-8121/aa53ef
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-8113

Abstract

Abstract: An efficient numerical progressive diagonalization scheme for the quantum Rabi model is revisited. The advantage of the scheme lies in the fact that the quantum Rabi model can be solved almost exactly by using the scheme that only involves a finite set of one variable polynomial equations. The scheme is especially efficient for a specified eigenstate of the model, for example, the ground state. Some low-lying level energies of the model for several sets of parameters are calculated, of which one set of the results is compared to that obtained from the Braak's exact solution proposed recently. It is shown that the derivative of the entanglement measure defined in terms of the reduced von Neumann entropy with respect to the coupling parameter does reach the maximum near the critical point deduced from the classical limit of the Dicke model, which may provide a probe of the critical point of the crossover in finite quantum many-body systems, such as that in the quantum Rabi model.