Random generators of Markovian evolution: A quantum-classical transition by superdecoherence
- 14 September 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review E
- Vol. 104 (3), 034118
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.104.034118
Abstract
Continuous-time Markovian evolution appears to be manifestly different in classical and quantum worlds. We consider ensembles of random generators of -dimensional Markovian evolution, quantum and classical ones, and evaluate their universal spectral properties. We then show how the two types of generators can be related by superdecoherence. In analogy with the mechanism of decoherence, which transforms a quantum state into a classical one, superdecoherence can be used to transform a Lindblad operator (generator of quantum evolution) into a Kolmogorov operator (generator of classical evolution). We inspect spectra of random Lindblad operators undergoing superdecoherence and demonstrate that, in the limit of complete superdecoherence, the resulting operators exhibit spectral density typical to random Kolmogorov operators. By gradually increasing strength of superdecoherence, we observe a sharp quantum-to-classical transition. Furthermore, we define an inverse procedure of supercoherification that is a generalization of the scheme used to construct a quantum state out of a classical one. Finally, we study microscopic correlation between neighboring eigenvalues through the complex spacing ratios and observe the horseshoe distribution, emblematic of the Ginibre universality class, for both types of random generators. Remarkably, it survives both superdecoherence and supercoherification.
Funding Information
- Russian Science Foundation (19-72-20086)
- Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography
- Narodowe Centrum Nauki (2018/30/A/ST2/00837, DEC-2015/18/A/ST2/00274)
- Fundacja na rzecz Nauki Polskiej (POIR.04.04.00-00-17C1/18-00)
- Nordic Center for Sustainable and Trustworthy AI Research (202237-100)
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