A class of time-energy uncertainty relations for time-dependent Hamiltonians
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Abstract
A new class of time-energy uncertainty relations is directly derived from the Schrödinger equations for time-dependent Hamiltonians. Only the initial states and the Hamiltonians, but neither the instantaneous eigenstates nor the full time-dependent wave funct- ions, which would demand a full solution for a time-dependent Hamiltonian, are required for our time-energy relations. Explicit results are then presented for particular subcases of interest for time-independent Hamiltonians and also for time-varying Hamiltonians employed in adiabatic quantum computation. Some estimates of the lower bounds on computational time are given for general adiabatic quantum algorithms, with Grover's search as an illustration. We particularly emphasize the role of required energy resources, besides the space and time complexity, for the physical process of (quantum) computation, in general.