Nonlocal advantage of quantum coherence of coupled qubits in thermal and dephasing reservoirs

Abstract

We investigate the nonlocal advantage of quantum coherence (NAQC) for two qubits coupled via the Heisenberg interaction and embedded in their respective thermal and dephasing reservoirs. Unlike the case of two uncoupled qubits, we showed that in the presence of the Heisenberg interaction, the decay rate of the NAQC can be reduced and the strength of the NAQC can be enhanced for certain initial states. Moreover, the Heisenberg interaction of two spins can induce generation of NAQC from the initial product states, and the generated NAQC approaches asymptotically to its maximum with the increasing anisotropy of the Heisenberg interaction.