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τ⊥≥πℏ2(⟨H⟩−E0)\tau_\perp \geq \frac{\pi\hbar}{2\left(\langle H\rangle - E_0\right)}

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The baseline is the quantum speed limit. For a system with a fixed, time-independent Hamiltonian H evolving from a state ∣\lvertψ\psi⟩\rangle toward any state orthogonal to it, the minimum time required is bounded below by the tight, unified Margolus-Levitin/Mandelstam-Tamm result of Levitin and Toffoli: τ⊥≥πℏ2(⟨H⟩−E0)\tau_\perp \geq \frac{\pi\hbar}{2\left(\langle H\rangle - E_0\right)}. where ⟨\langle H⟩\rangle is the mean energy in the evolving state and E0E_0 is the ground-state energy of H [ 2 , 1 ] . Inverting this gives a maximum rate of orthogonal state changes per unit proper time, 2(⟨\langle H⟩\rangle-E0E_0)/π\piℏ\hbar , and Giovannetti, Lloyd, and Maccone showed that for a periodic evolution this rate integrates cleanly: a system with mean energy ⟨\langle…

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2(⟨H⟩−E0)2\left(\langle H\rangle - E_0\right)

Denominator: 2(langle Hrangle - E_0)

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τ⊥≥πℏ2(⟨H⟩−E0),\tau_\perp \geq \frac{\pi\hbar}{2\left(\langle H\rangle - E_0\right)},

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The baseline is the quantum speed limit. For a system with a fixed, time-independent Hamiltonian H evolving from a state ∣\lvertψ\psi⟩\rangle toward any state orthogonal to it, the minimum time required is bounded below by the tight, unified Margolus-Levitin/Mandelstam-Tamm result of Levitin and Toffoli: τ⊥≥πℏ2(⟨H⟩−E0)\tau_\perp \geq \frac{\pi\hbar}{2\left(\langle H\rangle - E_0\right)}. where ⟨\langle H⟩\rangle is the mean energy in the evolving state and E0E_0 is the ground-state energy of H [ 2 , 1 ] . Inverting this gives a maximum rate of orthogonal state changes per unit proper time, 2(⟨\langle H⟩\rangle-E0E_0)/π\piℏ\hbar , and Giovannetti, Lloyd, and Maccone showed that for a periodic evolution this rate integrates cleanly: a system with mean energy ⟨\langle…

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