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Alexei D. Chepelianskii

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Boltzmann-Loschmidt dispute reloaded quantum 150 years later

The Boltzmann-Loschmidt dispute of 1876 questioned the possibility of a statistical irreversible description by time reversible classical equations of motion of atoms. Here we show analytically and numerically that the quantum chaos diffusion of cold atoms, or ions, in a harmonic trap and pulsed optical lattice can be inverted back in time with up to 100\% efficiency. This is in sharp contrast to classical evolution where exponentially small errors break time reversibility. We argue that the existing experimental skills allow highlighting the Boltzmann-Loschmidt dispute from a quantum perspective.

cond-mat.stat-mech

Kicked fluxonium with quantum strange attractor

The quantum dissipative time evolution of a fluxonium under a pulsed field (kicks) is studied numerically and analytically. In the classical limit the system dynamics is converged to a strange chaotic attractor. The quantum properties of this system are studied for the density matrix in the frame of Lindblad equation. In the case of dissipative quantum evolution the steady-state density matrix is converged to a quantum strange attractor being similar to the classical one. It is shown that depending on the dissipation strength there is a regime when the eigenstates of density matrix are localized at a strong or moderate dissipation. At a weak dissipation the eigenstates are argued to be delocalized being linked to the Ehrenfest explosion of quantum wave packet. This phenomenon is related with the Lyapunov exponent and Ehrenfest time for the quantum strange attractor. Possible experimental realisations of this quantum strange attractor with fluxonium are discussed.

quant-ph

Dynamical thermalization, Rayleigh-Jeans condensate, vortexes and wave collapse in quantum chaos fibers and fluid of light

We study analytically and numerically the time evolution of a nonlinear field described by the nonlinear Schrödinger equation in a chaotic $D$-shape billiard. In absence of nonlinearity the system has standard properties of quantum chaos. This model describes a longitudinal light propagation in a multimode D-shape optical fiber and also those in a Kerr nonlinear medium of atomic vapor. We show that, above a certain chaos border of nonlinearity, chaos leads to dynamical thermalization with the Rayleigh-Jeans thermal distribution and the formation of the Rayleigh-Jeans condensate in a vicinity of the ground state accumulating in it about 80-90\% of total probability. Certain similarities of this phenomenon with the Fröhlich condensate are discussed. Below the chaos border the dynamics is quasi-integrable corresponding to the Kolmogorov-Arnold-Moser integrability. We describe also the time evolution during the process of relaxation to the thermal state and the time dependence of quantum von Neumann and classical Boltzmann entropies during this process. At a strong focusing nonlinearity we show that the wave collapse can take place even at sufficiently high positive energy being very different from the open space case. Finally for the defocusing case we establish the superfluid regime for vortex dynamics at strong nonlinearity. System parameters for optical fiber experimental studies of these effects are also discussed.

cond-mat.stat-mech

Characterisation of polarising components at cryogenic temperature

Controlling polarisation directly at low temperature is crucial for development of optical spectroscopy techniques at sub-Kelvin temperatures, for example, in a hybrid scheme where light is fed into and collected in the cryostat by fibres that are as easy to install as electrical wiring, but where distortions in the fibre need to be compensated for by discrete polarising optical components. The latter are poorly characterised at low temperatures. So we cool-down polarising components from room temperature to 4K and monitor the evolution of the polarisation properties in this range. We test a zero-order half-wave plate, a polarising beamsplitting cube and a dichroic polariser in the optical telecommunication range at 1.5$μ$m. We show that the polarisation is maintained at the $10^{-4}$ level within the whole temperature range. This is consistent with the typical thermal contraction of optical materials. This level of precision is sufficient for many optics experiments at low temperature. We argue that these experiments will allow the design of compact fibre based probes for cryogenic surfaces.

physics.optics

Enhancing quantum exchanges between two oscillators

We explore the extent to which two quantum oscillators can exchange their quantum states efficiently through a three-level system which can be spin levels of colored centers in solids. High transition probabilities are obtained using Hamiltonian engineering and quantum control techniques. Starting from a weak coupling approximation, we derive conditions on the spin-oscillator interaction Hamiltonian that enable a high-fidelity exchange of quanta. We find that these conditions cannot be fulfilled for arbitrary spin-oscillator coupling. To overcome this limitation, we illustrate how a time-dependent control field applied to the three-level system can lead to an effective dynamic that performs the desired exchange of excitation. In the (ultra) strong coupling regime, an important loss of fidelity is induced by the dispersion of the excitation onto many Fock states of the oscillators. We show that this detrimental effect can be substantially reduced by suitable control fields, which are computed with optimal control numerical algorithms.

quant-ph

Metropolis Monte Carlo sampling: convergence, localization transition and optimality

Among random sampling methods, Markov Chain Monte Carlo algorithms are foremost. Using a combination of analytical and numerical approaches, we study their convergence properties towards the steady state, within a random walk Metropolis scheme. Analysing the relaxation properties of some model algorithms sufficiently simple to enable analytic progress, we show that the deviations from the target steady-state distribution can feature a localization transition as a function of the characteristic length of the attempted jumps defining the random walk. While the iteration of the Monte Carlo algorithm converges to equilibrium for all choices of jump parameters, the localization transition changes drastically the asymptotic shape of the difference between the probability distribution reached after a finite number of steps of the algorithm and the target equilibrium distribution. We argue that the relaxation before and after the localisation transition is respectively limited by diffusion and rejection rates.

cond-mat.stat-mech

Singular relaxation of a random walk in a box with a Metropolis Monte Carlo dynamics

We study analytically the relaxation eigenmodes of a simple Monte Carlo algorithm, corresponding to a particle in a box which moves by uniform random jumps. Moves outside of the box are rejected. At long times, the system approaches the equilibrium probability density, which is uniform inside the box. We show that the relaxation towards this equilibrium is unusual: for a jump length comparable to the size of the box, the number of relaxation eigenmodes can be surprisingly small, one or two. We provide a complete analytic description of the transition between these two regimes. When only a single relaxation eigenmode is present, a suitable choice of the symmetry of the initial conditions gives a localizing decay to equilibrium. In this case, the deviation from equilibrium concentrates at the edges of the box where the rejection probability is maximal. Finally, in addition to the relaxation analysis of the master equation, we also describe the full eigen-spectrum of the master equation including its sub-leading eigen-modes.

cond-mat.stat-mech

One-dimensional Monte Carlo dynamics at zero temperature

We investigate, both analytically and with numerical simulations, a Monte Carlo dynamics at zero temperature, where a random walker evolving in continuous space and discrete time seeks to minimize its potential energy, by decreasing this quantity at each jump. The resulting dynamics is universal in the sense that it does not depend on the underlying potential energy landscape, as long as it admits a unique minimum; furthermore, the long time regime does not depend on the details of the jump distribution, but only on its behaviour for small jumps. We work out the scaling properties of this dynamics, as embodied by the walker probability density. Our analytical predictions are in excellent agreement with direct Monte Carlo simulations.

cond-mat.stat-mech

Jaynes-Cummings model under monochromatic driving

We study analytically and numerically the properties of Jaynes-Cummings model under monochromatic driving. The analytical results allow to understand the regime of two branches of multi-photon excitation in the case of close resonance between resonator and driven frequencies. The rotating wave approximation allows to reduce the description of original driven model to an effective Jaynes-Cummings model with strong coupling between photons and qubit. The analytical results are in a good agreement with the numerical ones even if there are certain deviations between the theory and numerics in the close vicinity of the resonance. We argue that the rich properties of driven Jaynes-Cummings model represent a new area for experimental investigations with superconducting qubits and other systems.

quant-ph

Site-selective measurement of coupled spin pairs in an organic semiconductor

From organic electronics to biological systems, understanding the role of intermolecular interactions between spin pairs is a key challenge. Here we show how such pairs can be selectively addressed with combined spin and optical sensitivity. We demonstrate this for bound pairs of spin-triplet excitations formed by singlet fission, with direct applicability across a wide range of synthetic and biological systems. We show that the site-sensitivity of exchange coupling allows distinct triplet pairs to be resonantly addressed at different magnetic fields, tuning them between optically bright singlet (S=0) and dark triplet, quintet (S=1,2) configurations: this induces narrow holes in a broad optical emission spectrum, uncovering exchange-specific luminescence. Using fields up to 60 T, we identify three distinct triplet-pair sites, with exchange couplings varying over an order of magnitude (0.3-5 meV), each with its own luminescence spectrum, coexisting in a single material. Our results reveal how site-selectivity can be achieved for organic spin pairs in a broad range of systems.

physics.chem-ph

Statistical analysis of NOMAO customer votes for spots of France

We investigate the statistical properties of votes of customers for spots of France collected by the startup company NOMAO. The frequencies of votes per spot and per customer are characterized by a power law distributions which remain stable on a time scale of a decade when the number of votes is varied by almost two orders of magnitude. Using the computer science methods we explore the spectrum and the eigenvalues of a matrix containing user ratings to geolocalized items. Eigenvalues nicely map to large towns and regions but show certain level of instability as we modify the interpretation of the underlying matrix. We evaluate imputation strategies that provide improved prediction performance by reaching geographically smooth eigenvectors. We point on possible links between distribution of votes and the phenomenon of self-organized criticality.

physics.soc-ph

An incompressible state of a photo-excited electron gas

Two dimensional electrons in a magnetic field can form new states of matter characterized by topological properties and strong electronic correlations as displayed in the integer and fractional quantum Hall states. In these states the electron liquid displays several spectacular characteristics which manifest themselves in transport experiments with the quantization of the Hall resistance and a vanishing longitudinal conductivity or in thermodynamic equilibrium when the electron fluid becomes incompressible. Several experiments have reported that dissipation-less transport can be achieved even at weak, non-quantizing magnetic fields when the electrons absorb photons at specific energies related to their cyclotron frequency. Compressibility measurements on electrons on liquid helium demonstrate the formation of an incompressible electronic state under these resonant excitation conditions.

cond-mat.mes-hall

Symmetry breaking for ratchet transport in presence of interactions and magnetic field

We study the microwave induced ratchet transport of two-dimensional electrons on an oriented semidisk Galton board. The magnetic field symmetries of ratchet transport are analyzed in presence of electron-electron interactions. Our results show that a magnetic field asymmetric ratchet current can appear due to two contributions, a Hall drift of the rectified current that depends only weakly on electron-electron interactions and a breaking of the time reversal symmetry due to the combined effects of interactions and magnetic field. In the latter case, the asymmetry between positive and negative magnetic fields vanishes in the weak interaction limit. We also discuss the recent experimental results on ratchet transport in asymmetric nanostructures.

cond-mat.mes-hall

Towards two-dimensional search engines

We study the statistical properties of various directed networks using ranking of their nodes based on the dominant vectors of the Google matrix known as PageRank and CheiRank. On average PageRank orders nodes proportionally to a number of ingoing links, while CheiRank orders nodes proportionally to a number of outgoing links. In this way the ranking of nodes becomes two-dimensional that paves the way for development of two-dimensional search engines of new type. Statistical properties of information flow on PageRank-CheiRank plane are analyzed for networks of British, French and Italian Universities, Wikipedia, Linux Kernel, gene regulation and other networks. A special emphasis is done for British Universities networks using the large database publicly available at UK. Methods of spam links control are also analyzed.

cs.IR