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Autores principales: Torres, Luis E. F. Foa, Pappas, G., Achilleos, V., Avilés, D. Bautista
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Publicado: 2026
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Acceso en línea:https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.22284
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author Torres, Luis E. F. Foa
Pappas, G.
Achilleos, V.
Avilés, D. Bautista
author_facet Torres, Luis E. F. Foa
Pappas, G.
Achilleos, V.
Avilés, D. Bautista
contents Non-Hermitian evolution is mathematically invertible, yet finite dynamic range imposes a sharp operational limit on reversibility. We identify Precision-Induced Irreversibility (PIR): amplification, mode mixing (as warranted by non-normality), and a finite resolution floor -- whether set by numerical precision, detector noise, or environmental fluctuations -- conspire to produce a quantitative predictability horizon $T_{\mathrm{of}}$, beyond which distinct states collapse onto identical representations. Within the effective non-Hermitian description, the mechanism requires neither environmental decoherence nor nonlinear dynamics; remove any ingredient and reversibility can be restored. Echo-fidelity tests confirm this transition across arbitrary-precision arithmetic and hardware, revealing where formal invertibility and physical reversibility diverge.
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spellingShingle Precision-Induced Irreversibility in non-Hermitian systems
Torres, Luis E. F. Foa
Pappas, G.
Achilleos, V.
Avilés, D. Bautista
Quantum Physics
Statistical Mechanics
Non-Hermitian evolution is mathematically invertible, yet finite dynamic range imposes a sharp operational limit on reversibility. We identify Precision-Induced Irreversibility (PIR): amplification, mode mixing (as warranted by non-normality), and a finite resolution floor -- whether set by numerical precision, detector noise, or environmental fluctuations -- conspire to produce a quantitative predictability horizon $T_{\mathrm{of}}$, beyond which distinct states collapse onto identical representations. Within the effective non-Hermitian description, the mechanism requires neither environmental decoherence nor nonlinear dynamics; remove any ingredient and reversibility can be restored. Echo-fidelity tests confirm this transition across arbitrary-precision arithmetic and hardware, revealing where formal invertibility and physical reversibility diverge.
title Precision-Induced Irreversibility in non-Hermitian systems
topic Quantum Physics
Statistical Mechanics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.22284