Encoding complex-balanced thermalization in quantum circuits

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Authors: Yiting Mao, Peigeng Zhong, Haiqing Lin, Xiaoqun Wang, Shijie Hu
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Abstract

Non-Markovian dynamics in open quantum systems often invalidates the complex-balanced thermalization framework, hindering predictive control of quantum simulation platforms designed to prepare out-of-equilibrium states at prescribed temperatures. We resolve this bottleneck by engineering reservoir qubits as modular microscopic units coupled to a target quantum system and constructing a quantum-circuit platform that enforces strictly Markovian complex-balanced thermalization. The platform exploits the non-orthogonality of reservoir qubit eigenstates to drive inhomogeneous heating through a modified Kubo-Martin-Schwinger relation, and uses tunable microscopic time-reversibility breaking to generate amplification-dissipation dynamics. We demonstrate two applications: temporally correlated dichromatic emission and Liouvillian exceptional-point-protected quantum synchronization at finite temperatures, displaying predictive control over out-of-equilibrium state preparation.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Quantum many-body systems Mechanical and Optical Resonators Quantum Information and Cryptography

Publication details

Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
8 January 2026
Document type
Preprint