Interaction-induced transition in quantum many-body detection probability

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Main Authors: Purkayastha, Archak, Imparato, Alberto
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author Purkayastha, Archak
Imparato, Alberto
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Imparato, Alberto
contents With the advent of digital and analog quantum simulation experiments, it is now possible to experimentally simulate dynamics of quantum many-body lattice systems and make site-resolved measurements. These experiments make it pertinent to consider the probability of getting any specific measurement outcome, which we call the `signal', on placing multiple detectors at various sites while simulating dynamics of a quantum many-body lattice system. In this work, we formulate and investigate this problem, introducing the concept of quantum many-body detection probability (QMBDP), which refers to the probability of detecting a chosen signal at least once in a given time. We show that, on tuning some Hamiltonian parameters, there can be sharp transition from a regime where QMBDP $\approx 1$, to a regime, where QMBDP $\approx 0$. Most notably, the effects of such a transition can be observed at a single trajectory level. This is not a measurement-induced transition, but rather a non-equilibrium transition reflecting opening of a specific type of gap in the many-body spectrum. We demonstrate this in a single-impurity non-integrable model, where changing the many-body interaction strength brings about such a transition. Our findings suggest that instead of measuring expectation values, single-shot stroboscopic measurements could be used to observe non-equilibrium transitions.
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Purkayastha, Archak
Imparato, Alberto
Quantum Physics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Statistical Mechanics
With the advent of digital and analog quantum simulation experiments, it is now possible to experimentally simulate dynamics of quantum many-body lattice systems and make site-resolved measurements. These experiments make it pertinent to consider the probability of getting any specific measurement outcome, which we call the `signal', on placing multiple detectors at various sites while simulating dynamics of a quantum many-body lattice system. In this work, we formulate and investigate this problem, introducing the concept of quantum many-body detection probability (QMBDP), which refers to the probability of detecting a chosen signal at least once in a given time. We show that, on tuning some Hamiltonian parameters, there can be sharp transition from a regime where QMBDP $\approx 1$, to a regime, where QMBDP $\approx 0$. Most notably, the effects of such a transition can be observed at a single trajectory level. This is not a measurement-induced transition, but rather a non-equilibrium transition reflecting opening of a specific type of gap in the many-body spectrum. We demonstrate this in a single-impurity non-integrable model, where changing the many-body interaction strength brings about such a transition. Our findings suggest that instead of measuring expectation values, single-shot stroboscopic measurements could be used to observe non-equilibrium transitions.
title Interaction-induced transition in quantum many-body detection probability
topic Quantum Physics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Statistical Mechanics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.01586