2024/04/23 by Pedro P. da Silva, Carlos H. S. Vieira, da Silva, Pedro P. +9 · 2 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Quantum Physics (quant-ph) #Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics #Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies #nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2404.15473
openalex publication_date 2024/04/23 · openalex created_date 2024/04/26 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We explore the effects of Markovian bath coupling and initial position-momentum correlations on the coherence and purity of Gaussian quantum states. Our analysis focuses on the roles these factors play in the dynamics of quantum coherence, coherence lengths, and state purity. Our results reveal that initial position-momentum correlations have a remarkable impact on the quantum properties of the mixed state. These correlations lead to opposing behaviors in coherence and purity: as quantum coherence increases in response to stronger correlations, purity diminishes, and vice versa. This inverse relationship illustrates the phenomenon where, governed by these initial correlations, a state with greater mixing can display enhanced quantum coherence compared to a less mixed state. We also observe an unanticipated coherence freezing phenomenon, quantified by the relative entropy of coherence. Notably, this freezing is driven by initial position-momentum correlations, although the final frozen value is independent of these correlations.