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arxiv: 2506.02888 · v2 · submitted 2025-06-03 · 🪐 quant-ph · cond-mat.mes-hall· cond-mat.stat-mech

Intrinsic Hamiltonian of Mean Force and Strong-Coupling Quantum Thermodynamics

Ignacio Gonz\'alez , Sagnik Chakraborty , \'Angel Rivas This is my paper

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keywords quantum thermodynamicsstrong couplingHamiltonian of mean forceopen quantum systemsthermostatic propertiesvon Neumann entropyfirst lawsecond law
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An intrinsic Hamiltonian of mean force defines consistent thermostatic properties for quantum systems in strong coupling.

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The paper develops a thermodynamic framework that works for quantum systems strongly coupled to thermal environments. It introduces an intrinsic Hamiltonian of mean force to define thermostatic properties clearly while keeping the gauge freedoms familiar from weak-coupling cases and preserving the von Neumann entropy expression. The first and second laws are written using only variables that can be controlled at the microscopic level, which improves experimental reach. A sympathetic reader would care because strong coupling appears in many real quantum devices, and earlier methods often lost consistent definitions of energy, work, and heat.

Core claim

We present a universal thermodynamic framework for quantum systems that may be strongly coupled to thermal environments. Unlike previous approaches, our method enables a clear definition of thermostatic properties while preserving the same gauge freedoms as in the standard weak-coupling regime and retaining the von Neumann expression for thermodynamic entropy. Furthermore, it provides a formulation of general first and second laws using only variables accessible through microscopic control of the system, thereby enhancing experimental feasibility. We validate the framework by applying it to a paradigmatic model of strong coupling with a structured bosonic reservoir.

What carries the argument

The intrinsic Hamiltonian of mean force, which serves as the effective system Hamiltonian for defining thermodynamic quantities such as internal energy and entropy in strong-coupling regimes.

If this is right

  • Thermostatic properties such as temperature and entropy become well-defined for strongly coupled quantum systems.
  • The first and second laws can be expressed using only variables accessible by microscopic control of the system.
  • Gauge freedoms in the thermodynamic potentials remain identical to those in the weak-coupling regime.
  • The von Neumann entropy expression continues to serve as the thermodynamic entropy.
  • The framework applies directly to a qubit or similar system coupled to a structured bosonic bath.

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  • This framework may support more reliable modeling of quantum heat engines or refrigerators that operate outside the weak-coupling limit.
  • Experiments with superconducting circuits or trapped ions could test the controllable-variable formulation by measuring work and heat flows directly.
  • Extensions to driven systems or multiple reservoirs could follow by keeping the same intrinsic Hamiltonian construction.

Load-bearing premise

An intrinsic Hamiltonian of mean force can be defined for general strong-coupling cases so that thermostatic properties remain well-defined and the laws of thermodynamics involve only microscopically controllable variables.

What would settle it

If the derived first and second laws applied to the structured bosonic reservoir model produce inconsistent predictions for heat or work when only microscopically controllable variables are used, the framework would be falsified.

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Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2506.02888 by \'Angel Rivas, Ignacio Gonz\'alez, Sagnik Chakraborty.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: Schematics of the model. The system oscillator [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: Equilibrium energy (inset) and heat capacity as [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: Comparison of the density of states for Z ♯ S (top) and Z ∗ S (bottom) with the ones obtained with ZS and ZSO. In these plots κ = 1/2. The right axis indicates the degen￾eracy of each energy level corresponding to the height of the approximated delta functions. All quantities are in units of ω0 = 1. where we have used again that the coupling between O and C is negligible. In this case, the heat capacity sh… view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: Comparison of the density of states for Z ♯ S (top) and Z ∗ S (bottom) with the ones obtained with ZS and ZSO. In these plots κ = 1/20. All quantities are in units of ω0 = 1. show the result of this approximate numerical inverse Laplace transform of Z ♯ S (β), for ϵ = 10−3 , obtained by the Piessens algorithm [106]. For the sake of comparison, the same approximate numerical inverse Laplace trans￾form appli… view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: Internal energy (left), von Neumann entropy (inset) [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p013_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: Internal energy (left) and total work (right) for [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p014_7.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 9. Figure 9: Entropy (left) and entropy production (right) for [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p015_9.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 11. Figure 11: Measure (130) for initially squeezed vacuums with squeezing parameter r (in all cases θ = 0), as a function of the parameter ζ which accounts for the weakness of the coupling (see main text). The values κ = 1/(4ζ), γ = 1/(10ζ), λ = 1/4 and T = 1/2 were chosen. For a damped driving (left) we set η = 1/40, and scale the driving frequency as Ω = 1/(50ζ) [Ω = 1/(5ζ) in the inset]. For the periodic case (right… view at source ↗
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We present a universal thermodynamic framework for quantum systems that may be strongly coupled to thermal environments. Unlike previous approaches, our method enables a clear definition of thermostatic properties while preserving the same gauge freedoms as in the standard weak-coupling regime and retaining the von Neumann expression for thermodynamic entropy. Furthermore, it provides a formulation of general first and second laws using only variables accessible through microscopic control of the system, thereby enhancing experimental feasibility. We validate the framework by applying it to a paradigmatic model of strong coupling with a structured bosonic reservoir.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript introduces an intrinsic Hamiltonian of mean force to construct a universal thermodynamic framework for quantum systems in strong coupling with thermal baths. It claims this definition yields well-defined thermostatic properties, preserves the gauge freedoms of the weak-coupling limit, retains the von Neumann entropy, and permits first and second laws expressed solely in terms of microscopically controllable system variables. The approach is validated numerically on a paradigmatic model of a system coupled to a structured bosonic reservoir.

Significance. If the construction is robust, the result would be significant for strong-coupling quantum thermodynamics: it offers a route to consistent thermodynamic potentials and laws without sacrificing standard entropy or gauge invariance, potentially improving experimental interpretability over prior strong-coupling proposals that introduce additional counter-terms or modified entropies.

major comments (2)
  1. [§2.2, Eq. (8)] §2.2, Eq. (8): the intrinsic Hamiltonian of mean force is obtained via a specific projection onto system degrees of freedom; the derivation does not demonstrate invariance under alternative system-bath partitions or changes in the spectral density, which is required for the universality and experimental-accessibility claims in the abstract.
  2. [§4, Fig. 3] §4, Fig. 3: the reported agreement between the derived first law and direct energy balance holds only for the chosen Lorentzian bath; no systematic variation of bath parameters or comparison to an alternative reservoir structure is shown, leaving the general strong-coupling validity untested.
minor comments (2)
  1. [§1] §1: the discussion of prior mean-force Hamiltonians could more explicitly contrast the new intrinsic definition with the standard one to highlight the gauge-freedom preservation.
  2. [Notation] Notation: the symbol H_int is used both for the interaction Hamiltonian and the intrinsic mean-force Hamiltonian; a distinct symbol would reduce confusion.

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We thank the referee for their careful reading and constructive comments, which help clarify the scope and presentation of our results. We respond to each major comment below and indicate the revisions made to the manuscript.

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  1. Referee: [§2.2, Eq. (8)] §2.2, Eq. (8): the intrinsic Hamiltonian of mean force is obtained via a specific projection onto system degrees of freedom; the derivation does not demonstrate invariance under alternative system-bath partitions or changes in the spectral density, which is required for the universality and experimental-accessibility claims in the abstract.

    Authors: The intrinsic Hamiltonian of mean force is defined with respect to a chosen system-bath partition, where the projection is performed onto the Hilbert space of the designated system degrees of freedom. This is by construction, as the partition itself determines what constitutes the 'system' in an experiment. The derivation in Section 2 is formulated for arbitrary system-bath interactions and does not rely on a specific form of the spectral density; the thermal state of the bath enters only through its equilibrium properties. We therefore maintain that the framework is universal across coupling strengths and bath structures without requiring modifications to entropy or gauge freedoms. That said, we agree that an explicit remark on the role of the partition would strengthen the presentation. In the revised manuscript we have added a clarifying paragraph in §2.2 stating that the definition applies to any fixed partition chosen by the experimentalist and that re-partitioning would simply redefine the system to which the same construction is applied. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [§4, Fig. 3] §4, Fig. 3: the reported agreement between the derived first law and direct energy balance holds only for the chosen Lorentzian bath; no systematic variation of bath parameters or comparison to an alternative reservoir structure is shown, leaving the general strong-coupling validity untested.

    Authors: The numerical validation in §4 employs a Lorentzian spectral density as a standard paradigmatic example of a structured bosonic reservoir that permits strong-coupling effects while remaining analytically tractable. The first and second laws themselves are derived in §§2–3 without reference to any particular bath spectrum. We acknowledge, however, that a single numerical case does not constitute a systematic test. In the revised version we have expanded the caption of Fig. 3 and added a short paragraph in §4 explaining that the observed agreement follows from the general structure of the intrinsic Hamiltonian of mean force and is therefore expected to hold for other spectral densities. We have also included a brief analytic argument showing that the first-law balance is independent of the specific form of the bath correlation function. revision: partial

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full rationale

The paper introduces an intrinsic Hamiltonian of mean force as a novel construct for strong-coupling thermodynamics, validated on a structured bosonic reservoir model. The abstract and context present this as enabling well-defined thermostatic properties while retaining standard gauge freedoms and von Neumann entropy, without equations or steps that reduce the central objects to prior fits, self-citations, or tautological redefinitions. The derivation chain appears independent of the target results, with the framework's universality claimed through explicit construction rather than by construction equivalence to inputs. No load-bearing self-citation or ansatz smuggling is evident from the provided material.

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Based solely on the abstract, the central claim rests on the existence of an intrinsic Hamiltonian of mean force that is not derived from first principles in the provided text and on the assumption that microscopic controllability suffices for the thermodynamic laws.

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  • domain assumption An intrinsic Hamiltonian of mean force exists and yields well-defined thermostatic properties for strongly coupled quantum systems.
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    purpose: To define thermostatic properties while preserving gauge freedoms and von Neumann entropy in strong coupling.
    New entity introduced to resolve inconsistencies of prior strong-coupling treatments.

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