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Non-adiabatic linear response in open quantum systems

Quantum Gases 2025-09-10 v2 Strongly Correlated Electrons Quantum Physics

Abstract

Adiabatic theorem and non-adiabatic corrections have been widely applied in modern quantum technology. Recently, non-adiabatic linear response theory has been developed to probe the many-body correlations in closed systems. In this work, we generalize the non-adiabatic linear response theory to open quantum many-body systems. We show that, similar to the closed case, the first-order deviation from the instantaneous steady state is memoryless -- it depends only on the final parameters and not on the initial state or ramping path. When ramping the Hamiltonian, the linear response of observables is governed by the derivative of the retarded Green's function, as in closed systems. In contrast, ramping the dissipation gives rise to a different response, characterized by a high-order correlation function defined in the steady state. Our results offer a compact and physically transparent formulation of non-adiabatic response in open systems, and demonstrate that ramping dynamics can serve as a versatile tool for probing many-body correlations beyond equilibrium.

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@article{arxiv.2501.08826,
  title  = {Non-adiabatic linear response in open quantum systems},
  author = {Xiaotian Nie and Wei Zheng},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.08826},
  year   = {2025}
}

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