Abstract

The Lieb-Robinson theorem states that information propagates with a finite velocity in quantum systems on a lattice with nearest-neighbor interactions. What are the speed limits on information propagation in quantum systems with power-law interactions, which decay as 1/r(a) at distance r? Here, we present a definitive answer to this question for all exponents a > 2d and all spatial dimensions d. Schematically, information takes time at least r(min1,a-2d) to propagate a distance r. As recent state transfer protocols saturate this bound, our work closes a decades-long hunt for optimal Lieb-Robinson bounds on quantum information dynamics with power-law interactions.

Publication Details
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2021
Volume
127
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.160401
Journal
Physical Review Letters
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