Quantum response theory and momentum-space gravity
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2026-02-02 v3 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Quantum Physics
Abstract
We present a quantum response approach to momentum-space gravity in dissipative multiband systems, which dresses both the quantum geometry--through an interband Weyl transformation--and the equations of motion. In addition to clarifying the roles of the contorsion and symplectic terms, we introduce the three-state quantum geometric tensor as a necessary element in the geometric classification of nonlinear responses and discuss the significance of the emergent terms from a gravitational point of view. We also identify a dual quantum geometric drag force in momentum space that provides an entropic source term for the multiband matrix of Einstein field equations.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2503.06160,
title = {Quantum response theory and momentum-space gravity},
author = {M. Mehraeen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.06160},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
7+7 pages, 1+1 figures. To be published in Physical Review Letters