Entanglement Hamiltonians in dissipative free fermions and the time-dependent GGE

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Authors: Riccardo Travaglino, Federico Rottoli, Pasquale Calabrese
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Abstract

We investigate the dynamics of Entanglement Hamiltonians (EHs) in dissipative free-fermionic systems using a recent operator-based formulation of the quasiparticle picture. Focusing on gain and loss dissipation, we study the post-quench evolution and derive explicit expressions for the EH at the ballistic scale. In the long-time and weak-dissipation regime, the EH is shown to take the form of a time-dependent Generalized Gibbs Ensemble (t-GGE), with a structure that is universal across different initial states of the quench protocol. Within this framework, the emergence of the t-GGE is fully accounted for by the quasiparticle picture, and we argue that this description remains valid whenever the Lindbladian admits an appropriate coarse-grained representation.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Quantum many-body systems Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics

Publication details

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