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Complexity and entanglement for thermofield double states

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Motivated by holographic complexity proposals as novel probes of black hole spacetimes, we explore circuit complexity for thermofield double (TFD) states in free scalar quantum field theories using the Nielsen approach. For TFD states at t = 0, we show that the complexity of formation is proportional to the thermodynamic entropy, in qualitative agreement with holographic complexity proposals. For TFD states at t > 0, we demonstrate that the complexity evolves in time and saturates after a time of the order of the inverse temperature. The latter feature, which is in contrast with the results of holographic proposals, is due to the Gaussian nature of the TFD state of the free bosonic QFT. A novel technical aspect of our work is framing complexity calculations in the language of covariance matrices and the associated symplectic transformations, which provide a natural language for dealing with Gaussian states. Furthermore, for free QFTs in 1+1 dimension, we compare the dynamics of circuit complexity with the time dependence of the entanglement entropy for simple bipartitions of TFDs. We relate our results for the entanglement entropy to previous studies on non-equilibrium entanglement evolution following quenches. We also present a new analytic derivation of a logarithmic contribution due to the zero momentum mode in the limit of vanishing mass for a subsystem containing a single degree of freedom on each side of the TFD and argue why a similar logarithmic growth should be present for larger subsystems.

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Complexity Inequalities for Quantum Subsystems

hep-th · 2026-06-18 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0 · 2 refs

Defines tripartite complexity and complexity gap for three-subsystem states and reports that the gap has definite sign across holographic CV, Fisher-Rao, and Krylov measures, suggesting it as a building block for complexity inequalities.

Preparing High-Fidelity Thermofield Double States

quant-ph · 2026-05-04 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

A gapped parent Hamiltonian built from two copies of a target Hamiltonian plus ultra-local inter-copy couplings allows adiabatic preparation of high-fidelity thermofield double states for ETH-obeying systems.

Holographic complexity of de-Sitter black holes

hep-th · 2026-06-02 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

In SdS black hole holography, CV and CV2.0 complexities grow linearly while CA growth vanishes due to finite action, with matching rates between static patch and dS/CFT schemes.

Krylov Complexity for Open Quantum System: Dissipation and Decoherence

hep-th · 2025-09-18 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Krylov complexity saturates in the full high-temperature Caldeira-Leggett system, reproduces dissipative features when decoherence is suppressed, shows oscillations when dissipation is suppressed, and remains insensitive to decoherence onset because the Krylov basis differs from the conventional one

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  • Complexity Inequalities for Quantum Subsystems hep-th · 2026-06-18 · unverdicted · none · ref 75 · 2 links · internal anchor

    Defines tripartite complexity and complexity gap for three-subsystem states and reports that the gap has definite sign across holographic CV, Fisher-Rao, and Krylov measures, suggesting it as a building block for complexity inequalities.

  • Preparing High-Fidelity Thermofield Double States quant-ph · 2026-05-04 · unverdicted · none · ref 13

    A gapped parent Hamiltonian built from two copies of a target Hamiltonian plus ultra-local inter-copy couplings allows adiabatic preparation of high-fidelity thermofield double states for ETH-obeying systems.

  • Holographic complexity of de-Sitter black holes hep-th · 2026-06-02 · unverdicted · none · ref 101 · internal anchor

    In SdS black hole holography, CV and CV2.0 complexities grow linearly while CA growth vanishes due to finite action, with matching rates between static patch and dS/CFT schemes.

  • Krylov Complexity for Open Quantum System: Dissipation and Decoherence hep-th · 2025-09-18 · unverdicted · none · ref 26 · internal anchor

    Krylov complexity saturates in the full high-temperature Caldeira-Leggett system, reproduces dissipative features when decoherence is suppressed, shows oscillations when dissipation is suppressed, and remains insensitive to decoherence onset because the Krylov basis differs from the conventional one