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Pablo D. Bergamasco

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Complex spacing ratio statistics in the partially open asymmetric quantum baker map

We study the complex eigenvalue statistics of the asymmetric quantum baker map with partial projective openings. The classical asymmetric baker map, with its discontinuity at $q=2/3$, is fully chaotic, has no reflection symmetry, and provides a clean setting with tunable escape rate and fractal repeller dimension. We consider three distinct opening geometries in position space: localized (contiguous channels), random, and uniform (equispaced channels), all controlled by a tunable amplitude reflectivity parameter $ρ$ that interpolates between the fully open ($ρ=0$) and the closed ($ρ=1$) limits. We use the partially truncated circular unitary ensemble (PTCUE) as the random matrix theory benchmark. The main focus is on the joint distribution of the complex spacing ratio $z$, defined as the ratio of the distances from an eigenvalue to its nearest and next-nearest neighbors in the complex plane. We find a smooth crossover from a quasi-1D spectral regime, where eigenvalues cluster near the unit circle and the phase distribution of $z$ is peaked, to a two-dimensional Ginibre-like regime, where the distribution becomes nearly uniform and level repulsion is fully developed. Both the number of open channels $M$ and the reflectivity $ρ$ modulate this crossover, and $ρ$ provides an additional continuous control even at fixed opening size. All three opening models converge to PTCUE statistics at large $M$, while differences are most pronounced for the localized model at small $M$. No evidence of an abrupt transition is found. This crossover which suggests a universal behavior, has deep consequences for open quantum and wave-chaotic experiments.

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Spectral truncation of out-of-time-ordered correlators in dissipative system

Out-of-time-ordered correlators (OTOCs) have emerged as powerful tools for diagnosing quantum chaos and information scrambling. While extensively studied in closed quantum systems, their behavior in dissipative environments remains less understood. In this work, we investigate the spectral decomposition of OTOCs in open quantum systems, using the dissipative modified kicked rotator (DMKR) as a paradigmatic model. By analyzing the eigenvalue spectrum of the quantum Liouvillian, we identify a crucial spectral truncation criterion that enables efficient modeling of OTOC dynamics. Our results reveal two distinct temporal regimes: a long-time decay phase governed by the spectral gap and an intermediate-time regime where a small subset of subdominant eigenvalues plays a crucial role. This spectral truncation criterion allows for efficient modeling of OTOC decay and reveals a direct connection between eigenvalue structure and information scrambling. Our results provide a quantitative framework for understanding OTOCs in dissipative quantum systems and suggest new avenues for experimental exploration in open quantum platforms.

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Quantum Lyapunov exponent in dissipative systems

The out-of-time order correlator (OTOC) has been widely studied in closed quantum systems. However, there are very few studies for open systems and they are mainly focused on isolating the effects of scrambling from those of decoherence. Adopting a different point of view, we study the interplay between these two processes. This proves crucial in order to explain the OTOC behavior when a phase space contracting dissipation is present, ubiquitous not only in real life quantum devices but in the dynamical systems area. The OTOC decay rate is closely related to the classical Lyapunov exponent -- with some differences -- and more sensitive in order to distinguish the chaotic from the regular behavior than other measures. On the other hand, it reveals as a generally simple function of the longest lived eigenvalues of the quantum evolution operator. We find no simple connection with the Ruelle-Pollicott resonances, but by adding Gaussian noise of $\hbar_{\text{eff}}$ size to the classical system we recover the OTOC decay rate, being this a consequence of the correspondence principle put forward in [Physical Review Letters 108 210605 (2012) and Physical Review E 99 042214 (2019)]

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Relevant OTOC operators: footprints of the classical dynamics

The out-of-time order correlator (OTOC) has recently become relevant in different areas where it has been linked to scrambling of quantum information and entanglement. It has also been proposed as a good indicator of quantum complexity. In this sense, the OTOC-RE theorem relates the OTOCs summed over a complete base of operators to the second Renyi entropy. Here we have studied the OTOC-RE correspondence on physically meaningful bases like the ones constructed with the Pauli, reflection, and translation operators. The evolution is given by a paradigmatic bi-partite system consisting of two perturbed and coupled Arnold cat maps with different dynamics. We show that the sum over a small set of relevant operators, is enough in order to obtain a very good approximation for the entropy and hence to reveal the character of the dynamics, up to a time t 0 . In turn, this provides with an alternative natural indicator of complexity, i.e. the scaling of the number of relevant operators with time. When represented in phase space, each one of these sets reveals the classical dynamical footprints with different depth according to the chosen base.

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OTOC, complexity and entropy in bi-partite systems

There is a remarkable interest in the study of Out-of-time ordered correlators (OTOCs) that goes from many body theory and high energy physics to quantum chaos. In this latter case there is a special focus on the comparison with the traditional measures of quantum complexity such as the spectral statistics, for example. The exponential growth has been verified for many paradigmatic maps and systems. But less is known for multi-partite cases. On the other hand the recently introduced Wigner separability entropy (WSE) and its classical counterpart (CSE) provide with a complexity measure that treats equally quantum and classical distributions in phase space. We have compared the behavior of these measures in a system consisting of two coupled and perturbed cat maps with different dynamics: double hyperbolic (HH), double elliptic (EE) and mixed (HE). In all cases, we have found that the OTOCs and the WSE have essentially the same behavior, providing with a complete characterization in generic bi-partite systems and at the same time revealing them as very good measures of quantum complexity for phase space distributions. Moreover, we establish a relation between both quantities by means of a recently proven theorem linking the second Renyi entropy and OTOCs.

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Quantum and classical complexity in coupled maps

We study a generic and paradigmatic two degrees of freedom system consisting of two coupled perturbed cat maps with different types of dynamics. The Wigner separability entropy (WSE) -- equivalent to the operator space entanglement entropy -- and the classical separability entropy (CSE) are used as measures of complexity. For the case where both degrees of freedom are hyperbolic, the maps are classically ergodic and the WSE and the CSE behave similarly, growing up to higher values than in the doubly elliptic case. However, when one map is elliptic and the other hyperbolic, the WSE reaches the same asymptotic value than that of the doubly hyperbolic case, but at a much slower rate. The CSE only follows the WSE for a few map steps, revealing that classical dynamical features are not enough to explain complexity growth.

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