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Many current and near-future applications of quantum computing utilise parametric families of quantum circuits and variational methods to find optimal values for these parameters. Solving a quantum computational problem with such…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-05 Tobias Hartung , Karl Jansen

Gibbs state preparation is an important subroutine in quantum computing. In this work we use the detectability lemma to improve Gibbs state preparation. Specifically, we design new Gibbs state preparation methods that do not rely on…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-09 Di Fang , Jianfeng Lu , Yu Tong , Chu Zhao

The concept of quantum speed limit-time (QSL) was initially introduced as a lower bound to the time interval that a given initial state $\psi_I$ may need so as to evolve into a state orthogonal to itself. Recently [V. Giovannetti, S. Lloyd,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. Borrás , M. Casas , A. R. Plastino , A. Plastino

Ground-state preparation is a fundamental task in quantum simulation, because the overlap of the prepared state with the true ground state significantly affects the overall cost of subsequent quantum algorithms. We propose a three-stage…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-29 Masari Watanabe , Hirofumi Nishi , Taichi Kosugi , Shinji Tsuneyuki , Yu-ichiro Matsushita

Quantum critical states exhibit strong quantum fluctuations and are therefore highly susceptible to perturbations. In this work we study the dynamical stability against a sudden coupling to these strong fluctuations by quenching the order…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2017-02-21 Markus Heyl

The Mpemba effect, in which a system initially farther from equilibrium relaxes faster than a closer one, is often associated with nonlinear or far-from-equilibrium dynamics. We show that this effect can arise entirely within the…

Classical Physics · Physics 2026-03-17 Philippe Ben-Abdallah

Complex and even non-monotonic responses to external control can be found in many thermodynamic systems. In such systems, non-equilibrium shortcuts can rapidly drive the system from an initial state to a desired final state. One example is…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2023-04-28 Supraja S. Chittari , Zhiyue Lu

In an open quantum system, we study the evolution of a two-level atom as a detector which interacts with given environments. For a uniformly accelerated two-level atom coupled to a massless scalar field in the Minkowski vacuum, when it…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-07-28 Zixu Zhao , Qiyuan Pan , Jiliang Jing

The investigation of the first-order quantum phase transition (QPT) is far from clarity in comparison to that of the second-order or continuous QPT, in which the order parameter and associated broken symmetry can be clearly identified and…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2025-11-07 Yun-Tong Yang , Hong-Gang Luo

We propose a hybrid quantum-classical algorithm for solving QUBO problems using an Imaginary Time Evolution-Mimicking Circuit (ITEMC). The circuit parameters are optimized to closely mimic imaginary time evolution, using only single- and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-06-19 Yahui Chai , Alice Di Tucci

Mpemba effects (MPEs), where a hotter system cools faster than a colder one, present intriguing anomalies in relaxation processes. Despite their universal observation and significant fundamental and practical implications, a comprehensive…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2024-10-22 Naruo Ohga , Hisao Hayakawa , Sosuke Ito

We propose new quantum algorithms for thermal and ground state preparation based on system-bath interactions. These algorithms require only forward evolution under a system-bath Hamiltonian in which the bath is a single reusable ancilla…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-19 Zhiyan Ding , Yongtao Zhan , John Preskill , Lin Lin

Many systems, when initially placed far from equilibrium, exhibit surprising behavior in their attempt to equilibrate. Striking examples are the Mpemba effect and the cooling-heating asymmetry. These anomalous behaviors can be exploited to…

Despite extensive research, the fundamental physical mechanisms underlying the Mpemba effect, a phenomenon where a substance cools faster after initially being heated, remain elusive. Although historically linked with water, the Mpemba…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2024-04-26 Andrés Santos

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…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2024-06-25 Fabio Caceffo , Sara Murciano , Vincenzo Alba

Inspired by responses to the work (arXiv:1310.6514), we solved the one-dimensional, nonlinear Fourier initial and boundary condition problem using the finite element method. Examination of all possible parameters reveals the following: 1.…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2015-01-16 Xi Zhang , Yongli Huang , Zengsheng Ma , Chang Q Sun

Quantum speed limits are rigorous estimates on how fast a state of a quantum system can depart from the initial state in the course of quantum evolution. Most known quantum speed limits, including the celebrated Mandelstam-Tamm and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-06-02 Nikolai Il`in , Oleg Lychkovskiy

In this paper, we analyze the circuit complexity for preparing ground states of quantum many-body systems. In particular, how this complexity grows as the ground state approaches a quantum phase transition. We discuss different definitions…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-11-08 Sebastián Roca-Jerat , Teresa Sancho-Lorente , Juan Román-Roche , David Zueco

The minimum evolution time between multi-qubit quantum states is estimated for non-Markovian quantum channels. We consider the maximally coherent pure and mixed states as well as multi-qubit $X$ states as initial states and discuss the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-01-03 K. G. Paulson , Subhashish Banerjee

For quicker formation of ice, before inserting inside a refrigerator, heating up of a body of water can be beneficial. We report first observation of a counterpart of this intriguing fact, referred to as the Mpemba effect (ME), during…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2022-10-07 Nalina Vadakkayil , Subir K. Das
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