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Turning Down the Noise: Power-Law Decay and Temporal Phase Transitions

Quantum Physics 2025-10-13 v2 Quantum Gases Statistical Mechanics Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We determine the late-time dynamics of a generic spin ensemble with inhomogeneous broadening - equivalently, qubits with arbitrary Zeeman splittings - coupled to a dissipative environment with strength decreasing as 1/t1/t. The approach to the steady state follows a power law, reflecting the interplay between Hamiltonian dynamics and vanishing dissipation. The decay exponents vary non-analytically with the ramp rate, exhibiting a cusp singularity, and nn-point correlation functions factorize into one- and two-point contributions. Our exact solution anchors a universality class of open quantum systems with explicitly time-dependent dissipation.

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@article{arxiv.2510.04267,
  title  = {Turning Down the Noise: Power-Law Decay and Temporal Phase Transitions},
  author = {Lieuwe Bakker and Suvendu Barik and Vladimir Gritsev and Emil A. Yuzbashyan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.04267},
  year   = {2025}
}

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18 pages, 6 figures, updated figures and references