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The ability to store information is of fundamental importance to any computer, be it classical or quantum. To identify systems for quantum memories which rely, analogously to classical memories, on passive error protection…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-14 Stefano Chesi , Beat Röthlisberger , Daniel Loss

Basic equations of nonequilibrium thermo field dynamics of dense quantum systems are presented. A formulation of nonequilibrium thermo field dynamics has been performed using the nonequilibrium statistical operator method by D.N.Zubarev.…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 M. V. Tokarchuk , T. Arimitsu , A. E. Kobryn

Using the age-structure formalism, we definitely establish connections between semi-Markov processes and the dynamics of open quantum systems that satisfy the Markov quantum master equations. A generalized Feynman-Kac formula of the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2022-12-07 Fei Liu

The physics of Markovian open quantum systems can be described by quantum master equations. These are dynamical equations, that incorporate the Hamiltonian and jump operators, and generate the system's time evolution. Reconstructing the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-07-01 Eitan Ben Av , Yotam Shapira , Nitzan Akerman , Roee Ozeri

We have studied the anti-ferromagnetic Kitaev model on a honeycomb lattice under the Zeeman field, using an extensive Majorana mean-field analysis. When the magnetic field is along a specific Cartesian axis, we find that the emergent fields…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-03-04 Sheikh Moonsun Pervez

We propose a scheme for data-driven parameterization of unresolved dimensions of dynamical systems based on the mathematical framework of quantum mechanics and Koopman operator theory. Given a system in which some components of the state…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2022-08-09 David Freeman , Dimitrios Giannakis , Joanna Slawinska

Topological protection is employed in fault-tolerant error correction and in developing quantum algorithms with topological qubits. But, topological protection intrinsic to models being simulated, also robustly protects calculations, even…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-09-29 Xiao Xiao , J. K. Freericks , A. F. Kemper

Focusing on isolated macroscopic systems, described either in terms of a quantum mechanical or a classical model, our two key questions are: In how far does an initial ensemble (usually far from equilibrium and largely unknown in detail)…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2013-11-13 Peter Reimann , Mykhaylo Evstigneev

We present basic equations of nonequilibrium thermo field dynamics of dense quantum systems. A formulation of nonequilibrium thermo field dynamics has been performed using the nonequilibrium statistical operator method by D.N.Zubarev.…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 M. V. Tokarchuk , A. E. Kobryn

In this article, we develop a functional-analytic framework to establish existence, uniqueness, regularity of disintegration, and statistical properties of equilibrium states for a broad class of dynamical systems, potentially discontinuous…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2026-02-20 Rafael Bilbao , Rafael Lucena

We present a variational approach for quantum simulators to realize finite temperature Gibbs states by preparing thermofield double (TFD) states. Our protocol is motivated by the quantum approximate optimization algorithm (QAOA) and…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2019-12-04 Jingxiang Wu , Timothy H. Hsieh

The purpose of this work is to discuss recent progress in deriving the fundamental laws of thermodynamics (0th, 1st and 2nd-law) from nonequilibrium quantum statistical mechanics. Basic thermodynamic notions are clarified and different…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Walid K. Abou Salem

Quantum statistical mechanics allows us to extract thermodynamic information from a microscopic description of a many-body system. A key step is the calculation of the density of states, from which the partition function and all…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-24 Alessandro Summer , Cecilia Chiaracane , Mark T. Mitchison , John Goold

In this paper we give a pedagogical introduction to the ideas of quantum thermodynamics and work fluctuations, using only basic concepts from quantum and statistical mechanics. After reviewing the concept of work, as usually taught in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-05-03 Wellington L. Ribeiro , Gabriel T. Landi , Fernando Semião

This paper develops a comprehensive Markov-based framework for modelling reservoir behaviour and assessing key performance measures such as reliability and resilience. We first formulate a stochastic model for a finite-capacity dam,…

Methodology · Statistics 2026-03-05 M. L. Gámiz , N. Limnios , D. Montoro-Cazorla , M. C. Segovia-García

In this work we study how the non-Markovian character of the dynamics can affect the thermodynamic performance of a quantum thermal engine, by analysing the maximum power output of Carnot and Otto cycles departing from the quasi-static and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-05-15 Paolo Abiuso , Vittorio Giovannetti

In the field of frustrated magnetism, Kitaev models provide a unique framework to study the phenomena of spin fractionalization and emergent lattice gauge theories in two and three spatial dimensions. Their ground states are quantum spin…

The dynamical behavior of open quantum systems plays a key role in many applications of quantum mechanics, examples ranging from fundamental problems, such as the environment-induced decay of quantum coherence and relaxation in many-body…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-05-04 Heinz-Peter Breuer , Elsi-Mari Laine , Jyrki Piilo , Bassano Vacchini

These notes are intended as an introduction to a study of applications of noncommutative calculus to quantum statistical Physics. Centered on noncommutative calculus we describe the physical concepts and mathematical structures appearing in…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2018-10-09 W. A. Majewski

An alternative model to describe the electronic and thermal properties of quantum dot based on triangle geometry is proposed. The model predicts characteristics and limitations of the system by controlling the magnetic field and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-02-10 Francisco A. G. de Lira , Edilberto O. Silva