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Noise-induced decoherence-free zones for anyons

Quantum Physics 2025-10-21 v2

Abstract

We develop a stochastic framework for anyonic systems in which the exchange phase is promoted from a fixed parameter to a fluctuating quantity. Starting from the Stratonovich stochastic Liouville equation, we perform the Stratonovich--It\^o conversion to obtain a Lindblad master equation that ties the dissipator directly to the distorted anyon algebra. This construction produces a statistics--dependent dephasing channel, with rates determined by the eigenstructure of the real symmetric correlation matrix DabD_{ab}. The eigenvectors of DD select which collective exchange currents -- equivalently, which irreducible representations of the system -- are protected from stochastic dephasing, providing a natural mechanism for decoherence-free subspaces and noise-induced exceptional points. The key result of our analysis is the universality of the optimal statistical angle: in the minimal two-site model with balanced gain and loss, the protected mode always minimizes its dephasing at θ=π/2\theta^\star = \pi/2, independent of the specific form of DD. This robustness highlights a simple design rule for optimizing coherence in noisy anyonic systems, with direct implications for ultracold atomic realizations and other emerging platforms for fractional statistics.

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@article{arxiv.2510.06094,
  title  = {Noise-induced decoherence-free zones for anyons},
  author = {Eric R. Bittner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.06094},
  year   = {2025}
}