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Ground state and persistent oscillations in the quantum East model

Quantum Physics 2026-03-02 v1

Abstract

For the 1D quantum East model with open boundaries, we show that in the limit ss \to -\infty, the ground state is accurately captured by a simple spin-coherent product state. We further identify a low-entanglement excited eigenstate that differs from the ground state only by a π\pi-rotation of the boundary spin, remaining well approximated by a spin-coherent state. For a range of <s<0-\infty<s<0, the edge-coherent product state overlaps with two eigenstates separated by a size-independent energy gap, leading to persistent coherent oscillations of both global and local observables in the thermodynamic limit. These oscillations originate from boundary physics and are distinct from quantum many-body scars or hypercube-like Fock-space mechanisms.

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@article{arxiv.2602.23422,
  title  = {Ground state and persistent oscillations in the quantum East model},
  author = {Adway Kumar Das and Achilleas Lazarides},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.23422},
  year   = {2026}
}

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11 pages, 8 figures

R2 v1 2026-07-01T10:54:31.353Z