Presence Of Dissipation Research Articles

Energy landscape and flow dynamics measurements of driven-dissipative systems

Many experimental techniques aim at determining the energy landscape of a system given and compare it to a model Hamiltonian. This landscape governs the system's evolution in the absence of dissipation. Here, we theoretically propose and experimentally demonstrate a method to measure the energy landscape of a system without knowing its functional form. A crucial ingredient for our method is the presence of dissipation, which enables sampling of the landscape over a large area of phase space through ringdown-type measurements, overcoming the main limitation of previous techniques. We apply the method to a driven-dissipative system–a parametric oscillator–observed in a rotating frame. We first measure the phase-space flow dynamics of the system via ringdown measurements, unveiling its attractors and separatrices. With these measurements, we reconstruct the (quasi-)energy landscape of the system. Furthermore, we demonstrate that our method provides direct experimental access to the so-called symplectic norm of the stationary states of the system, which is tied to the particle- or holelike nature of excitations of these states. In this way, we establish a method to identify qualitative differences between the fluctuations around stabilized minima and maxima of the nonlinear out-of-equilibrium stationary states. Our method constitutes a versatile approach to characterize a wide class of driven-dissipative systems. Published by the American Physical Society 2024

Entanglement generation from athermality

We investigate the thermodynamic constraints on the pivotal task of entanglement generation using out-of-equilibrium states through a model-independent framework with minimal assumptions. We establish a necessary and sufficient condition for a thermal process to generate bipartite qubit entanglement, starting from an initially separable state. Consequently, we identify the set of system states that cannot be entangled, when no external work is invested. In the regime of infinite temperature, we analytically construct this set; while for finite temperature, we provide a simple criterion to verify whether any given initial state is or is not entangleable. Furthermore, we provide an explicit construction of the future thermal cone of entanglement—the set of entangled states that a given separable state can thermodynamically evolve to. We offer a detailed discussion on the properties of this cone, focusing on the interplay between entanglement and its volumetric properties. We conclude with several key remarks on the generation of entanglement beyond two-qubit systems, and discuss its dynamics in the presence of dissipation. Published by the American Physical Society 2024

Majorana zero-modes in a dissipative Rashba nanowire

Condensed matter systems are continuously subjected to dissipation, which often has adverse effects on quantum phenomena. We focus on the impact of dissipation on a superconducting Rashba nanowire. We reveal that the system can still host Majorana zero-modes (MZMs) with a finite lifetime in the presence of dissipation. Most interestingly, dissipation can also generate two kinds of dissipative boundary states: four robust zero-modes (RZMs) and two MZMs, in the regime where the non-dissipative system is topologically trivial. The MZMs appear via bulk gap closing and are topologically characterized by a winding number. The RZMs are not associated with any bulk states and possess no winding number, but their emergence is instead tied to exceptional points. Further, we confirm the stability of the dissipation-induced RZMs and MZMs in the presence of random disorder. Our study paves the way for both realizing and stabilizing MZMs in an experimental setup, driven by dissipation.

Optimality and Noise Resilience of Critical Quantum Sensing.

We compare critical quantum sensing to passive quantum strategies to perform frequency estimation, in the case of single-mode quadratic Hamiltonians. We show that, while in the unitary case both strategies achieve precision scaling quadratic with the number of photons, in the presence of dissipation this is true only for critical strategies. We also establish that working at the exceptional point or beyond threshold provides suboptimal performance. This critical enhancement is due to the emergence of a transient regime in the open critical dynamics, and is invariant to temperature changes. When considering both time and system size as resources, for both strategies the precision scales linearly with the product of the total time and the number of photons, in accordance with fundamental bounds. However, we show that critical protocols outperform optimal passive strategies if preparation and measurement times are not negligible. Our results are applicable to a broad variety of critical sensors whose phenomenology can be reduced to that of a single-mode quadratic Hamiltonian, including systems described by finite-component and fully connected models.

Anderson localized transport in non-Hermitian spoof surface plasmon polariton structures

Anderson localization, a fundamental wave phenomenon, is a challenging problem in quasiparticle transport, exacerbated in the presence of dissipation. Of late, however, a few demonstrations of Anderson localization in non-Hermitian structures have been made. In the domain of electromagnetics of structured materials, spoof surface plasmon polaritons are a very interesting concept where structured metallic surfaces sustain bound states even at very low frequencies. The metallic non-Hermiticity, in an environment of possible disorder, makes this system an interesting case-study for mesoscopic transport, although the idea of disordered structures for spoof plasmons is not commonly encountered in literature. Here, we present experimental evidence of Anderson localization in hybrid polariton–photon states within a disordered, non-Hermitian environment. Disorder is introduced by perturbing the periodic microstructure while maintaining surface confinement. Localization enhances the plasmonic intensity by about a factor of three as compared to the conventional periodic structure. We experimentally characterize the intensity distribution, dispersion properties, and generalized conductance within the Anderson localized regime. A significant decrease in both localization length and its fluctuations is observed with increasing disorder strength. The inverse participation ratio shows the anticipated linear dependency on localization length. Our results offer experimental proof of Anderson localization in hybrid polariton–photon states, showcasing the influence of disorder in boosting plasmonic intensity. This elucidates potential applications in fields requiring controlled wave transport in disordered settings.

Entangled multiplets, asymmetry, and quantum Mpemba effect in dissipative systems

Recently, the entanglement asymmetry emerged as an informative tool to understand dynamical symmetry restoration in out-of-equilibrium quantum many-body systems after a quantum quench. For integrable systems the asymmetry can be understood in the space-time scaling limit via the quasiparticle picture, as it was pointed out in Ares et al (2023 Nat. Commun. 14 2036) . However, a quasiparticle picture for quantum quenches from generic initial states was still lacking. Here we conjecture a full-fledged quasiparticle picture for the charged moments of the reduced density matrix, which are the main ingredients to construct the asymmetry. Our formula works for quenches producing entangled multiplets of an arbitrary number of excitations. We benchmark our results in the XX spin chain. First, by using an elementary approach based on the multidimensional stationary phase approximation we provide an ab initio rigorous derivation of the dynamics of the charged moments for the quench treated in Ares et al (2023 SciPost Phys. 15 089). Then, we show that the same results can be straightforwardly obtained within our quasiparticle picture. As a byproduct of our analysis, we obtain a general criterion ensuring a vanishing entanglement asymmetry at long times. Next, by using the Lindblad master equation, we study the effect of gain and loss dissipation on the entanglement asymmetry. Specifically, we investigate the fate of the so-called quantum Mpemba effect (QME) in the presence of dissipation. We show that dissipation can induce QME even if unitary dynamics does not show it, and we provide a quasiparticle-based interpretation of the condition for the QME.

Quantum Synchronization and Entanglement of Dissipative Qubits Coupled to a Resonator.

In a dissipative regime, we study the properties of several qubits coupled to a driven resonator in the framework of a Jaynes-Cummings model. The time evolution and the steady state of the system are numerically analyzed within the Lindblad master equation, with up to several million components. Two semi-analytical approaches, at weak and strong (semiclassical) dissipations, are developed to describe the steady state of this system and determine its validity by comparing it with the Lindblad equation results. We show that the synchronization of several qubits with the driving phase can be obtained due to their coupling to the resonator. We establish the existence of two different qubit synchronization regimes: In the first one, the semiclassical approach describes well the dynamics of qubits and, thus, their quantum features and entanglement are suppressed by dissipation and the synchronization is essentially classical. In the second one, the entangled steady state of a pair of qubits remains synchronized in the presence of dissipation and decoherence, corresponding to the regime non-existent in classical synchronization.

Comparing the quantum witness, the entropic Leggett–Garg inequality and the NCGD

In this paper, we investigate the violation of the quantum witness, the entropic Leggett–Garg inequality (LGI) and the no-coherence-generating-and-detecting (NCGD) dynamics, under projective and coarsening measurements. We consider a qubit in the three scenarios: coherent dynamics, in the presence of dissipation, and in the presence of dephasing. For the pure qubit, we find that in the case of the projective measurement, the non-violation conditions of the quantum witness and the NCGD are the same; while the non-violation conditions of the entropic LGI and the quantum witness do not contain each other, i.e., a suitable conjunction of the quantum witness and the entropic LGI may be better for testing macrorealism. Also, for the pure qubit with coarsening measurement similar results can be obtained. For the dissipative qubit with projective measurement, the quantum witness and the NCGD can be both violated for a wider parameter regime than the entropic LGI. For the dissipative qubit with coarsening measurement, the violation of the NCGD is the most robust compared to the quantum witness and the entropic LGI. For the dephasing qubit with projective and coarsening measurements, the relationship among the quantum witness, the entropic LGI and the NCGD is similar to that of the pure qubit. In addition, we find that for pure, dissipative and dephasing qubits, the robustness of the coarsening measurement in final resolution is more vulnerable than that of the coarsening measurement in reference for the entropic LGI.

Statics and dynamics of non-Hermitian many-body localization

Many-body localized phases retain memory of their initial conditions in disordered interacting systems with unitary dynamics. The stability of the localized phase due to the breakdown of unitarity is of relevance to experiment in the presence of dissipation. Here we investigate the impact of non-Hermitian perturbations on many-body localization. We focus on the interacting Hatano-Nelson model which breaks unitarity via asymmetric hopping. We explore the phase diagram for the mid-spectrum eigenstates as a function of the interaction strength and the non-Hermiticity. In contrast to the non-interacting case, our findings are consistent with a two-step approach to the localized regime. We also study the dynamics of the particle imbalance. We show that the distribution of relaxation time scales differs qualitatively between the localized and ergodic phases. Our findings suggest the possibility of an intermediate dynamical regime in disordered open systems.

Towards the generation of mechanical Kerr-cats: awakening the perturbative quantum Moyal corrections to classical motion

The quantum to classical transition is determined by the interplay of a trio of parameters: dissipation, nonlinearity, and macroscopicity. Why is nonlinearity needed to see quantum effects? And, is not an ordinary pendulum quite nonlinear already? In this manuscript, we discuss the parameter regime where the dynamics of a massive oscillator should be quantum mechanical in the presence of dissipation. We review the outstanding challenge of the dynamical generation of highly quantum mechanical cat states of a massive ‘pendulum’, known as Kerr-cats. We argue that state-of-the-art cold atom experiments may be in a position to reach such a nonlinear regime, which today singles out superconducting quantum circuits. A way to stabilize Schrödinger cat superpositions of a mechanical atomic oscillator via parametric squeezing and further protected by an unusual form of quantum interference is discussed. The encoding of a neutral atom Kerr-cat qubit is proposed.

Operator dynamics in Lindbladian SYK: a Krylov complexity perspective

We use Krylov complexity to study operator growth in the q-body dissipative Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev (SYK) model, where the dissipation is modeled by linear and random p-body Lindblad operators. In the large q limit, we analytically establish the linear growth of two sets of coefficients for any generic jump operators. We numerically verify this by implementing the bi-Lanczos algorithm, which transforms the Lindbladian into a pure tridiagonal form. We find that the Krylov complexity saturates inversely with the dissipation strength, while the dissipative timescale grows logarithmically. This is akin to the behavior of other \U0001d52e-complexity measures, namely out-of-time-order correlator (OTOC) and operator size, which we also demonstrate. We connect these observations to continuous quantum measurement processes. We further investigate the pole structure of a generic auto-correlation and the high-frequency behavior of the spectral function in the presence of dissipation, thereby revealing a general principle for operator growth in dissipative quantum chaotic systems.

HARK formulation for entropy optimized convective flow beyond constant thermophysical properties

Background and objectiveOhmic heating has a pivotal role in food processing industry. For example, Ohmic heating in chocolate industry for cocoa beans shell is significant substrate for bioactive compounds recovery sustainability. In addition, the Soret and Dufour effects have importance in chemical and petroleum processes involving separation treatments, convective movements in lakes and solar ponds, solidification, humidity migration in building, drying processes, crystal growth and many others. In view of such applications here we discuss the hydromagnetic mixed convection flow with variable thermophysical properties. Formulation for Reiner-Rivlin material is made. Entropy generation in presence of dissipation, magnetohydrodynamics and radiation are discussed. Thermal relation consists of heat generation and dissipation. Soret and Dufour outcomes are under consideration. Ohmic heating is attended. Binary chemical reactive flow has been accounted. Convective conditions are implemented. MethodologyBy utilization of appropriate variables, we get the ordinary differential equations. ND-solve method is implemented to provide computations. ResultsEvaluation of different variables for flow, concentration, entropy rate and temperature are studied. Analysis of surface drag force and solutal and thermal transport rates via influential variables are examined. An augmentation in velocity is noted for variable viscosity and material parameters. Reverse effect holds for thermal field and flow with variation in magnetic variable. An intensification in thermal distribution and entropy is found through radiation and thermal Biot number. A reverse impact is observed for concentration through Schmidt and Soret numbers. Higher variable mass diffusivity parameter correspond to improves concentration and entropy rate. Brinkman number has increasing trend for entropy rate.

Photon-phonon quantum cloning in optomechanical system

Quantum cloning is an essential operation in quantum information and quantum computing. Similar to the ‘copy’ operation in classical computing, the cloning of flying bits for further processing from the solid-state quantum bits in storage is an operation frequently used in quantum information processing. Here we propose a high-fidelity and controllable quantum cloning scheme between solid bits and flying bits. In order to overcome the obstacles from the no-cloning theorem and the weak phonon-photon interaction, we introduce a hybrid optomechanical system that performs both the probabilistic cloning and deterministic cloning closed to the theoretical optimal limit with the help of designed driving pulse in the presence of dissipation. In addition, our scheme allows a highly tunable switching between two cloning methods, namely the probabilistic and deterministic cloning, by simply changing the input laser pulse. This provides a promising platform for experimental executability.

U(1) quasi-hydrodynamics: Schwinger-Keldysh effective field theory and holography

We study the quasi-hydrodynamics of a system with a softly broken U(1) global symmetry using effective field theory (EFT) and holographic methods. In the gravity side, we consider a holographic Proca model in the limit of small bulk mass, which is responsible for a controllable explicit breaking of the U(1) global symmetry in the boundary field theory. We perform a holographic Schwinger-Keldysh analysis, which allows us to derive the form of the boundary effective action in presence of dissipation. We compare our results with the previously proposed EFT and hydrodynamic theories, and we confirm their validity by computing the low-energy quasi-normal modes spectrum analytically and numerically. Additionally, we derive the broken holographic Ward identity for the U(1) current, and discuss the recently proposed novel transport coefficients for systems with explicitly broken symmetries. The setup considered is expected to serve as a toy model for more realistic situations where quasi-hydrodynamics is at work, such as axial charge relaxation in QCD, spin relaxation in relativistic systems, electric field relaxation in magneto-hydrodynamics, or momentum relaxation in condensed matter systems.

Quantum violation of LGI under an energy constraint for different scenarios systems

In this paper, we consider a qubit in four scenarios: with drive, without drive, and in the presence of dissipation and dephasing, to investigate the quantum violation of the Leggett–Garg inequality (LGI) in an energy constraint. In the case of the energy constraint, we find that under the coarsening measurement in reference and final resolution, the quantum violation of the LGI for the pure qubit is the most robust; on the other hand, the quantum violation of the LGI for the dephasing qubit is the most vulnerable, and the quantum violation of the LGI for driven qubit lies between that of pure qubit and dissipation qubit. Under the coarsening of measurement temporal reference, the quantum violation of the LGI for the pure qubit is more robust than that of the qubit with driven. Moreover, in the case of a qubit that is subjected to driving and is in the presence of dissipation and dephasing, the robustness of quantum violations of the LGI for these scenario systems will become vulnerable, with the driven intensity and the rate of spontaneous emission increasing, respectively, for coarsening measurement both in reference and in final resolution. In addition, in the energy constraint and the projective measurement, the LGI can attain its maximum violation value, 1.5, for the coherent dynamics; while for drive, dissipative and dephasing qubits, the LGI cannot attain the value of 1.5. For systems in the presence of dissipation and dephasing, we find that in the energy constraint, the robustness of the coarsening measurement in final resolution exhibits more vulnerable than that of the coarsening measurement in reference. And for systems with drive and without drive, the robustness of the coarsening measurement in temporal reference is the most robust, and the robustness of the coarsening of measurement final measurement resolution is the most vulnerable.

Fisher Information as General Metrics of Quantum Synchronization.

Quantum synchronization has emerged as a crucial phenomenon in quantum nonlinear dynamics with potential applications in quantum information processing. Multiple measures for quantifying quantum synchronization exist. However, there is currently no widely agreed metric that is universally adopted. In this paper, we propose using classical and quantum Fisher information (FI) as alternative metrics to detect and measure quantum synchronization. We establish the connection between FI and quantum synchronization, demonstrating that both classical and quantum FI can be deployed as more general indicators of quantum phase synchronization in some regimes where all other existing measures fail to provide reliable results. We show advantages in FI-based measures, especially in 2-to-1 synchronization. Furthermore, we analyze the impact of noise on the synchronization measures, revealing the robustness and susceptibility of each method in the presence of dissipation and decoherence. Our results open up new avenues for understanding and exploiting quantum synchronization.

Electric-field driven nonequilibrium phase transitions in AdS/CFT

We study phase transitions and critical phenomena in nonequilibrium steady states controlled by an electric field. We employ the D3/D7 model in the presence of a charge density and electric field at finite temperatures. The system undergoes the first-order and the second-order phase transitions under the variation of the electric field in the presence of dissipation. We numerically find that the critical exponents which we define for the nonequilibrium phase transition in this model take the mean-field values.

Dissipative dynamics of an impurity with spin-orbit coupling

Brownian motion of a mobile impurity in a bath is affected by spin-orbit coupling (SOC). Here, we discuss a Caldeira-Leggett-type model that can be used to propose and interpret quantum simulators of this problem in cold Bose gases. First, we derive a master equation that describes the model and explore it in a one-dimensional (1D) setting. To validate the standard assumptions needed for our derivation, we analyze available experimental data without SOC; as a byproduct, this analysis suggests that the quench dynamics of the impurity is beyond the 1D Bose-polaron approach at temperatures currently accessible in a cold-atom laboratory---motion of the impurity is mainly driven by dissipation. For systems with SOC, we demonstrate that 1D spin-orbit coupling can be gauged out even in the presence of dissipation---the information about SOC is incorporated in the initial conditions. Observables sensitive to this information (such as spin densities) can be used to study formation of steady spin polarization domains during quench dynamics.

Nonclassicality of dissipative cavity optomagnonics in the presence of Kerr nonlinearities

The phenomena of photon and magnon blockade, and nonclassicality which are the key ingredient for quantum enhanced technologies, can be considered as resources in quantum information processing. This paper deals with the study of nonclassicality in a lossy optomagnonic microcavity enclosed by Kerr medium, with considering different sources of dissipation. The system contains a ferromagnetic YIG sphere coupled to two optical modes in a microcavity, with photonic and magnonic Kerr nonlinearity in the presence of magnonic and photonic losses. Considering the Heisenberg-Langevin approach, we obtain the dynamics of the second-order correlation functions (CFs) to observe the phenomenon of photon and magnon blockade (PMB), and the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality (CSI) to find the nonclassicality of the system. We then discuss the effects of magnon-photon coupling strength and different sources of dissipation on the temporal behavior of the mentioned criteria. Looking at the numerical results, we find that the depth and the domain of antibunching behavior significantly depend on the value of the thermal average photon (magnon) number. The phenomenon of perfect PMB may also be observed in the presence of dissipation at the low-temperature regime where the equilibrium thermal photon (magnon) occupation number approaches zero, i.e. T → 0. Moreover, we see a strong anticorrelation between the photonic and magnonic modes and the optical modes, too. Furthermore, it can be found that the phenomenon of PMB blockade as well as antibunching can be observed at cryogenic temperatures.

Multiple steady states and dark states induced by nonlocal dissipation in a double quantum dot

Both multiple steady states and dark states have potential applications in the quantum information processing in the presence of dissipation. Here, we propose to implement multiple steady states and dark states in a double quantum dot (DQD) system using quantum reservoir engineering. By coupling the DQD to shared reservoirs, multiple steady states of both four- and two-fold degeneracy can be achieved for specific parameters. It is proved that the occurrence of such multiple steady states is attributed to the strong symmetry of the Lindblad master equation. The multiple steady states can be well revealed by the occupation number of the DQD, which exhibits a discontinuity at the strong-symmetric points and changes drastically in the vicinities of these points. In the regime of unique steady state, the system can be stabilized to a pure state, dubbed dark state, with intact coherence in spite of the dissipation. Our work shows that a variety of novel steady states can be implemented in the DQD system, which paves the way for engineering multiple steady states and dark states in the DQD system.