Quantum fluctuations and chaos in fully connected spin models
Statistical Mechanics
2026-05-27 v1 Quantum Gases
Quantum Physics
Abstract
We investigate beyond-mean-field dynamics in a fully connected spin-exchange model, focusing on the interplay between chaotic dynamics and quantum fluctuations. Using the two-particle irreducible (2PI) effective action formalism, we derive equations of motion that systematically account for higher-order correlations generated by interactions, and demonstrate how quantum fluctuations can regularize chaotic dynamics displayed by macroscopic observables. Our results show that an accurate treatment of fluctuations is essential for describing macroscopic dynamics in quantum many-body systems and promote 2PI as a robust framework for connecting microscopic correlations to macroscopic nonequilibrium phenomena.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2605.27199,
title = {Quantum fluctuations and chaos in fully connected spin models},
author = {Aleksandra A. Ziolkowska and Aleksandr N. Mikheev},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.27199},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
13 pages, 6 figures