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Auteurs principaux: Di Bello, Grazia, Pavan, Fabrizio, Cataudella, Vittorio, Farina, Donato
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Publié: 2026
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Accès en ligne:https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.23011
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author Di Bello, Grazia
Pavan, Fabrizio
Cataudella, Vittorio
Farina, Donato
author_facet Di Bello, Grazia
Pavan, Fabrizio
Cataudella, Vittorio
Farina, Donato
contents We investigate the relation between non-Hermitian Hamiltonian and Lindblad dynamics in nonequilibrium open quantum systems. Non-Hermitian models can extend phase diagrams and enable sensing advantages, but such effects often rely on postselection, raising questions about their relevance for unconditional dynamics. Using a minimal two-qubit setup mediating a heat current, we compare local and global Markovian master equations with their non-Hermitian counterparts. We observe that exceptional points emerge only in the local master equation and in the corresponding non-Hermitian Hamiltonian at sufficiently strong nonequilibrium. We further consider hybrid configurations, where one bath is treated with a Lindblad description and the other with a non-Hermitian approach, interpolating between the two extremes. Our results contribute understanding the role of quantum jumps and exceptional points in nonequilibrium open quantum systems and identify a simple, experimentally accessible architecture, realizable, for instance, in circuit-QED platforms, for their exploration.
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spellingShingle Local and Global Master Equations through the Lens of Non-Hermitian Physics
Di Bello, Grazia
Pavan, Fabrizio
Cataudella, Vittorio
Farina, Donato
Quantum Physics
We investigate the relation between non-Hermitian Hamiltonian and Lindblad dynamics in nonequilibrium open quantum systems. Non-Hermitian models can extend phase diagrams and enable sensing advantages, but such effects often rely on postselection, raising questions about their relevance for unconditional dynamics. Using a minimal two-qubit setup mediating a heat current, we compare local and global Markovian master equations with their non-Hermitian counterparts. We observe that exceptional points emerge only in the local master equation and in the corresponding non-Hermitian Hamiltonian at sufficiently strong nonequilibrium. We further consider hybrid configurations, where one bath is treated with a Lindblad description and the other with a non-Hermitian approach, interpolating between the two extremes. Our results contribute understanding the role of quantum jumps and exceptional points in nonequilibrium open quantum systems and identify a simple, experimentally accessible architecture, realizable, for instance, in circuit-QED platforms, for their exploration.
title Local and Global Master Equations through the Lens of Non-Hermitian Physics
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.23011