Long coherence times for edge spins

We show that in certain one-dimensional spin chains with open boundary conditions, the edge spins retain memory of their initial state for very long times, even at infinite temperature. The long coherence times do not require disorder, only an ordered phase. In the integrable Ising and XYZ chains, t...

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Main Authors: Kemp, J, Yao, N, Laumann, C, Fendley, P
Format: Journal article
Published: Institute of Physics 2017