Observing the quantum Mpemba effect in quantum simulations

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Main Authors: Joshi, Lata Kh, Franke, Johannes, Rath, Aniket, Ares, Filiberto, Murciano, Sara, Kranzl, Florian, Blatt, Rainer, Zoller, Peter, Vermersch, Benoît, Calabrese, Pasquale, Roos, Christian F., Joshi, Manoj K.
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author Joshi, Lata Kh
Franke, Johannes
Rath, Aniket
Ares, Filiberto
Murciano, Sara
Kranzl, Florian
Blatt, Rainer
Zoller, Peter
Vermersch, Benoît
Calabrese, Pasquale
Roos, Christian F.
Joshi, Manoj K.
author_facet Joshi, Lata Kh
Franke, Johannes
Rath, Aniket
Ares, Filiberto
Murciano, Sara
Kranzl, Florian
Blatt, Rainer
Zoller, Peter
Vermersch, Benoît
Calabrese, Pasquale
Roos, Christian F.
Joshi, Manoj K.
contents The non-equilibrium physics of many-body quantum systems harbors various unconventional phenomena. In this study, we experimentally investigate one of the most puzzling of these phenomena -- the quantum Mpemba effect, where a tilted ferromagnet restores its symmetry more rapidly when it is farther from the symmetric state compared to when it is closer. We present the first experimental evidence of the occurrence of this effect in a trapped-ion quantum simulator. The symmetry breaking and restoration are monitored through entanglement asymmetry, probed via randomized measurements, and postprocessed using the classical shadows technique. Our findings are further substantiated by measuring the Frobenius distance between the experimental state and the stationary thermal symmetric theoretical state, offering direct evidence of subsystem thermalization.
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spellingShingle Observing the quantum Mpemba effect in quantum simulations
Joshi, Lata Kh
Franke, Johannes
Rath, Aniket
Ares, Filiberto
Murciano, Sara
Kranzl, Florian
Blatt, Rainer
Zoller, Peter
Vermersch, Benoît
Calabrese, Pasquale
Roos, Christian F.
Joshi, Manoj K.
Quantum Physics
Statistical Mechanics
The non-equilibrium physics of many-body quantum systems harbors various unconventional phenomena. In this study, we experimentally investigate one of the most puzzling of these phenomena -- the quantum Mpemba effect, where a tilted ferromagnet restores its symmetry more rapidly when it is farther from the symmetric state compared to when it is closer. We present the first experimental evidence of the occurrence of this effect in a trapped-ion quantum simulator. The symmetry breaking and restoration are monitored through entanglement asymmetry, probed via randomized measurements, and postprocessed using the classical shadows technique. Our findings are further substantiated by measuring the Frobenius distance between the experimental state and the stationary thermal symmetric theoretical state, offering direct evidence of subsystem thermalization.
title Observing the quantum Mpemba effect in quantum simulations
topic Quantum Physics
Statistical Mechanics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.04270