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Quantum Physics

Title: Decoherence rate in random Lindblad dynamics

Abstract: Open quantum systems undergo decoherence, which is responsible for the transition from quantum to classical behavior. The time scale in which decoherence takes place can be analyzed using upper limits to its rate. We examine the dynamics of open chaotic quantum systems governed by random Lindblad operators sourced from Gaussian and Ginibre ensembles with Wigner-Dyson symmetry classes. In these systems, the ensemble-averaged purity decays monotonically as a function of time. This decay is governed by the decoherence rate, which is upper-bounded by the dimension of their Hilbert space and is independent of the ensemble symmetry. These findings hold upon mixing different ensembles, indicating the universal character of the decoherence rate limit. Moreover, our findings reveal that open chaotic quantum systems governed by random Lindbladians tend to exhibit the most rapid decoherence, regardless of the initial state. This phenomenon is associated with the concentration of the decoherence rate near its upper bound. Our work identifies primary features of decoherence in dissipative quantum chaos, with applications ranging from quantum foundations to high-energy physics and quantum technologies.
Comments: 13 pages, 6 figures. Accepted for publication in Physical Review Research
Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph); Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech); High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
Journal reference: Phys. Rev. Research 6, 023229 (2024)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.023229
Cite as: arXiv:2402.04705 [quant-ph]
  (or arXiv:2402.04705v2 [quant-ph] for this version)

Submission history

From: Zhenyu Xu [view email]
[v1] Wed, 7 Feb 2024 09:50:00 GMT (1008kb,D)
[v2] Thu, 9 May 2024 01:46:25 GMT (1009kb,D)

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