Quantum critical dynamics of a qubit coupled to an isotropic Lipkin-Meshkov-Glick bath
H. T. Quan, Z. D. Wang, C. P. Sun · Physical Review A · 2007
We explore a dynamic signature of quantum phase transition (QPT) in an isotropic Lipkin-Meshkov-Glick (LMG) model by studying the time evolution of a central qubit coupled to it. We evaluate exactly the time-dependent purity, which can be used to measure quantum coherence, of the central qubit. It is found that distinctly different behaviors of the purity as a function of the parameter reveal clearly the QPT point in the system. It is also clarified that the present model is equivalent to an anti--Jaynes-Cummings model under certain conditions.