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G. X. A. Petronilo

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arXiv2026

Symplectic Pauli-Schrödinger Equation for the Quark-Antiquark Interaction System

We investigate the quantum behavior of a quark-antiquark bound system under the influence of a magnetic field within the symplectic formulation of quantum mechanics. Employing a perturbative approach, we obtain the ground and first excited states of the system described by the Cornell potential, which incorporates both confining and non-confining interactions. After performing a Levi-Civita mapping in phase space, we solve the time-independent symplectic Pauli-Schrödinger-type equation and determine the corresponding Wigner function. Special attention is given to the observation of the confinement of the quark-antiquark, that is revealed in the phase space structure. Due to the presence of spin in the Hamiltonian, the results reveal that the magnetic field enhances the non-classicality of the Wigner function, signaling stronger quantum interference and a departure from classical behavior. The experimental mass spectra is used to estimate the intensity of the external field, leading to a value that is in order of the transiet magnetic field measured in non-central heavy-ion collisions at RHIC and LHC.

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arXiv2026

Unitary Encoding of Thermal States via Thermofield Dynamics on Quantum Computers

Quantum computing has attracted the attention of the scientific community in the past few decades. However, despite some relevant advantages, near-term quantum devices remain severely limited by thermal effects, which induce decoherence and restrict coherent control at finite temperature. In this regard, this work reports a gate-based quantum algorithm that prepares the finite-temperature vacuum of Thermofield Dynamics (TFD) and tracks its real-time evolution. The circuit depth scales linearly with system size and requires only single-qubit rotations and nearest-neighbor CNOT gates, making it NISQ-friendly. We benchmark the protocol on the PennyLane simulator: magnetization of a spin-$1/2$ particle in a magnetic field agrees with the exact result $M(β)=\tanh(βω/2)$ to machine precision, and the coherent precession acquires a temperature-dependent damping that quantitatively matches the analytical TFD prediction. Our work provides a ready-to-deploy toolbox for thermal quantum simulations and opens a route to study dissipative phase transitions, quantum thermodynamics and thermal machine-learning models on near-term devices.

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arXiv2024

Symplectic Representation of the Ginzburg-Landau Theory

In this work, the Ginzburg-Landau theory is represented on a symplectic manifold with a phase space content. The order parameter is defined by a quasi-probability amplitude, which gives rise to a quasi-probability distribution function, i.e., a Wigner-type function. The starting point is the thermal group representation of Euclidean symmetries and gauge symmetry. Well-known basic results on the behavior of a superconductor are re-derived, providing the consistency of representation. The critical superconducting current density is determined and its usual behavior is inferred. The negativety factor associated with the quasi-distribution function is analyzed, providing information about the non-classicality nature of the superconductor state in the region closest to the edge of the superconducting material.

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arXiv2024

On the Fractional Quark-Antiquark Confinement and Symplectic Quantum Mechanics

Using the formalism of generalized fractional derivatives, a two-dimensional non-relativistic meson system is studied. The mesons are interacting by a Cornell potential. The system is formulated in the domain of the symplectic quantum mechanics by means of the generalized fractional Nikiforov-Uvarov method. The corresponding Wigner function and the energy eigenvalues are then derived. The effect of fractional parameters $α$ and $β$ with the ground state solution is analyzed through the Wigner function for the charm-anticharm, bottom-antibottom and $b\overline{c}$ mesons. One of the fundamental achievements of such Cornell model is the determination of heavy quarkonia mass spectra. We have computed these masses and the

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arXiv2023

Simulating thermal qubits through thermofield dynamics

Quantum computing has attracted the attention of the scientific community in the past few decades. The development of quantum computers promises one path toward safer and faster ways to treat, extract, and transfer information. However, despite the significant advantages of quantum computing, the development of quantum devices operating at room temperature has been compromised by the thermal decoherence process. In addition, in most undergraduate and graduate quantum mechanics courses, the study of thermofield dynamics is usually neglected. In this scenario, this work explores a didactic approach to simulate thermal qubit systems through Thermofield Dynamics (TFD), applied in a quantum computing setup. The results show that the Bloch sphere representation for a qubit can be written in terms of the Bogoliubov transformation, which allows a practical construction for the thermal qubits in a quantum computing setup. Therefore, this work introduces thermofield dynamics through quantum computing to teachers and curious students interested in teaching and learning this important field of studying the temperature impacts on quantum protocols using the TFD technique.

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arXiv2023

Fractional Effective Quark-Antiquark Interaction in Symplectic Quantum Mechanics

We investigate within the formalism of Symplectic Quantum Mechanics a two-dimensional non-relativistic strong interacting system that represents the bound heavy quark-antiquark state, where it was considered a linear potential in the context of generalized fractional derivatives. For this purpose, it was solved the Schrödinger equation in phase space with the linear potential. The solution (ground state) is obtained, analyzed through the Wigner function comparing with the original solution, the Airy function for the meson $c\overline{c}$. The identified eigenfunctions are connected to the Wigner function via the Weyl product and the Galilei group representation theory in phase space. In some ways, compared to the wave function, the Wigner function makes it simpler to see how the meson system is non-classical.

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arXiv2022

Quark-Antiquark Effective Potential in Symplectic Quantum Mechanics

In this paper, we study within the structure of Symplectic Quantum Mechanics a bi-dimensional non-relativistic strong interaction system which represent the bound state of heavy quark-antiquark, where we consider a Cornell potential which consists of Coulomb-type plus linear potentials. First, we solve the Schrödinger equation in the phase space with the linear potential. The solution (ground state) is obtained and analyzed by means of the Wigner function related to Airy function for the $c\overline{c}$ meson. In the second case, to treat the Schrödinger-like equation in the phase space, a procedure based on the Bohlin transformation is presented and applied to the Cornell potential. In this case, the system is separated into two parts, one analogous to the oscillator and the other we treat using perturbation method. Then, we quantized the Hamiltonian with the aid of stars operators in the phase space representation so that we can determine through the algebraic method the eigenfunctions of the undisturbed Hamiltonian (oscillator solution), and the other part of the Hamiltonian was the perturbation method. The eigenfunctions found (undisturbed plus disturbed) are associated with the Wigner function via Weyl product using the representation theory of Galilei group in the phase space. The Wigner function is analyzed, the non-classicality of ground state and first excited state is studied by the non-classicality indicator or negativity parameter of the Wigner function for this system. In some aspects, we observe that the Wigner function offers an easier way to visualize the non-classic nature of meson system than the wavefunction does.

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arXiv2021

The Landau Problem and non-Classicality

Exploring the concept of the extended Galilei group G. Representations for field theories in a symplectic manifold have been derived in association with the method of the Wigner function. The representation is written in the light-cone of a de Sitter space-time in five dimensions. A Hilbert space is constructed, endowed with a symplectic structure, which is used as a representation space for the Lie algebra of G. This representation gives rise to the spin-zero Schrödinger (Klein-Gordon-like) equation for the wave functions in phase space, such that the dependent variables have the content of position and linear momentum. This is a particular example of a conformal theory, such that the wave functions are associated with the Wigner function through the Moyal product. We construct the Pauli-Schrödinger (Dirac-like) equation in phase space in its explicitly covariant form. In addition, we analyze the gauge symmetry for spin 1/2 particles in phase space and show how to implement the minimal coupling in this case. We applied to the problem of an electron in an external field, and we recovered the non-relativistic Landau Levels. Finally, we study the parameter of negativity associated with the non-classicality of the system.

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arXiv2021

Representations of Extended Carroll Group

Carroll's group is presented as a group of transformations in a 5-dimensional space ($\mathcal{C}$) obtained by embedding the Euclidean space into a (4; 1)-de Sitter space. Three of the five dimensions of $\mathcal{C}$ are related to $\mathcal{R}^3$, and the other two to mass and time. A covariant formulation of Caroll's group, analogous as introduced by Takahashi to Galilei's group, is deduced. Unit representations are studied.

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arXiv2021

Size-effect at finite temperature in a quark-antiquark effective model in phase space

A quark-antiquark effective model is studied in a toroidal topology at finite temperature. The model is described by a Schrödinger equation with linear potential which is embedded in a torus. The following aspects are analysed: (i) the nonclassicality structure using the Wigner function formalism; (ii) finite temperature and size-effects are studied by a generalization of Thermofield Dynamics written in phase space; (iii) in order to include the spin of the quark, Pauli-like Schrödinger equation is used; (iv) analysis of the size-effect is considered to observe the fluctuation in the ground state. The size effect goes to zero at zero, finite and high temperatures. The results emphasize that the spin is a central aspect for this quark-antiquark effective model.

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