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arxiv 2511.13173 v5 pith:SJ5Z3ALJ submitted 2025-11-17 quant-ph

Quantum Mpemba Effect Induced by Non-Markovian Exceptional Points

Ze-Zhou Zhang , Hong-Gang Luo , Wei Wu This is my paper
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keywords quantum Mpemba effectnon-Markovian dynamicsLiouvillian exceptional pointpseudomode master equationopen quantum systemsdissipative harmonic oscillatorspectral gapquantum battery
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The paper aims to extend the connection between Liouvillian exceptional points (LEPs) and the quantum Mpemba effect from Markovian to non-Markovian open quantum systems. It uses a pseudomode master equation to convert non-Markovian dynamics into a Lindblad evolution on an enlarged system, so spectral analysis and LEPs remain available. In a damped harmonic oscillator coupled to a Lorentzian bath, the extended Liouvillian has an LEP at γ = 4α, where the spectral gap is maximized and the slowest relaxation mode coalesces with a faster one. The paper shows that a coherent state prepared farther from the vacuum steady state, evolved under this LEP-carrying Liouvillian, reaches equilibrium faster than a closer coherent state evolved without the LEP. If correct, this unifies LEP-induced quantum Mpemba effects across Markovian and non-Markovian regimes and offers a practical route to accelerated relaxation in quantum devices.

Core claim

On the paper's own terms, the central discovery is a mechanism: when non-Markovian memory is encoded in pseudomodes, the enlarged Liouvillian acquires exceptional points that are absent in the Born-Markovian limit, and these non-Markovian LEPs can induce the quantum Mpemba effect. For a dissipative harmonic oscillator with a Lorentzian spectral density, the two dominant Liouvillian eigenvalues collide at γ = 4α, giving λ1 = λ2 = −γ/4 − iω0, exactly where the spectral gap Δ = γ/4 − (1/4)√(γ² − 16α²) reaches its maximum. Because the system stays in a coherent state with amplitude ξP(t), the trace distance to equilibrium is D(t) = √(1 − e^{−|ξP(t)|²}); choosing ξ1 > ξ2 and letting the farther s

What carries the argument

The load-bearing object is the pseudomode-extended Liouvillian superoperator L and its characteristic polynomial Q(λ). The pseudomode master equation replaces a time-non-local non-Markovian equation with a Lindblad equation for the system plus auxiliary bosonic modes, so that eigenvalues of L—found via a Bogoliubov transformation and su(1,1) algebra—define relaxation rates; a non-Markovian LEP is a point where two eigenvalues and their eigenmatrices coalesce. The spectral gap Δ = −Re(λ1) sets the slowest relaxation timescale, and the LEP maximizes this gap, producing the accelerated relaxation.

Load-bearing premise

The load-bearing premise is that a quantum Mpemba effect can be demonstrated by letting the two initial states evolve under two different Liouvillians—one tuned to an exceptional point and one not—rather than under the same dynamics with only the initial state changed, which is the standard definition.

What would settle it

Evolve both coherent states |ξ1⟩ and |ξ2⟩ under exactly the same Liouvillian at γ = 4α and compare their trace distances. Equation (12) with identical P(t) predicts the larger-|ξ| state stays farther at all times, so no crossing occurs; observing a crossing under identical dynamics would confirm the effect, while its absence would show the reported QMPE is an artifact of comparing different decay parameters.

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If this is right

  • If the mechanism is right, LEP-induced quantum Mpemba effects can be observed outside the Born-Markovian weak-coupling regime, in exactly solvable oscillator systems with Lorentzian baths.
  • The same LEP speedup can accelerate the discharging of a quantum battery; the paper shows the advantage disappears under the Born-Markovian approximation.
  • The pseudomode framework gives additional tunability, so the condition for forming an LEP in a two-level system becomes Γ = 2Λ rather than the Markovian Γ = 4ϵ, making the effect accessible with much weaker system-bath coupling.
  • Proposed experimental platforms include nuclear magnetic resonance simulators with pseudomodes encoded in ancillary nuclei and superconducting circuits where the extended Liouvillian is a 9×9 non-Hermitian matrix.
  • Any non-Markovian open quantum system whose bath correlation function is a finite sum of exponentials can be brought into this framework, so the scheme is not restricted to harmonic oscillators.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Editorial inference: the comparison that produces the reported crossing is between two different Liouvillians (γ = 4α vs γ = 6α), each assigned to a different initial state; the standard Mpemba comparison would hold both states under one fixed Liouvillian. Equation (12) indicates that for a single fixed Liouvillian the larger-|ξ| state remains farther at every time, so the paper's speedup is a par
  • Editorial inference: a sharper test of the LEP mechanism would sweep γ through 4α for a single initial state and look for a maximum or kink in the relaxation rate exactly at the exceptional point; the paper's Fig. 2(b) hints at this via the γ = 4α curve, but the two-state crossing is the headline claim.
  • Editorial inference: the pseudomode construction suggests the same exceptional-point argument should work for finite-temperature baths and multiple pseudomodes, where additional LEPs beyond the first pair may appear and could produce multiple or oscillatory Mpemba crossings.

Editorial analysis

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Desk editor's note, referee report, simulated authors' rebuttal, and a circularity audit.

Referee Report

3 major / 4 minor

Summary. The paper claims to realize a quantum Mpemba effect (QMPE) induced by non-Markovian Liouvillian exceptional points (LEPs). The authors use the pseudomode master equation to map a non-Markovian open system onto a Lindbladian evolution of an extended system, perform spectral analysis, and identify an LEP at γ=4α for a damped harmonic oscillator with Lorentzian spectral density. They then select two coherent initial states, one farther from and one closer to the steady state, and evolve the far state under the LEP Liouvillian and the near state under a non-LEP Liouvillian. The reported faster relaxation of the far state is presented as QMPE. The paper also derives the Born-Markovian limit and applies the mechanism to a quantum battery.

Significance. The pseudomode spectral analysis and the exact solution of the damped harmonic oscillator are coherent and potentially useful: the eigenvalue derivation in the Supplemental Material and the Markovian-limit reduction are correct as far as they go. However, the central claim—that a QMPE is induced by non-Markovian LEPs—is invalid as stated, because the two compared states evolve under different Liouvillians. Under the standard QMPE definition, the dynamics must be identical and only the initial state may differ. The paper's own exact solution, Eq. (12), shows that for any fixed Liouvillian the trace distance is monotonically increasing in |ξ|, so no anomalous crossing occurs under fixed dynamics. The acceleration is preselected by assigning the LEP parameters to the farther state. This is a load-bearing flaw that cannot be fixed within the manuscript's current scope.

major comments (3)
  1. [Non-Markovian LEPs and QMPE; Exemplification] The central claim is invalid under the standard definition of QMPE. The protocol compares two initial states evolving under two different Liouvillians: ϱ_s^(1)(0) evolves under L with γ=4α (LEP) while ϱ_s^(2)(0) evolves under L with γ=6α (no LEP). Standard QMPE requires the same Liouvillian, with only the initial state varied. The text explicitly states that the states are 'designed to evolve under the guidances of L with and without an LEP,' but this is not a legitimate QMPE setup.
  2. [Eq. (12)] For any fixed Liouvillian, P(t) is fixed, and Eq. (12), D(t)=√(1−e^{−|ξP(t)|²}), is monotonically increasing in |ξ|. Thus, if both initial states evolved under the same L, the state with larger |ξ| would remain farther from equilibrium at all times and no crossing could occur. The observed crossing in Fig. 2(b) and Fig. 3(c) is entirely due to the different P(t) functions assigned to the two states, i.e., to different spectral gaps, not to any initial-state-dependent anomalous relaxation.
  3. [Exemplification, Fig. 3(d)] Fig. 3(d) is presented as showing that 'no QMPE occurs' when both states evolve under non-LEP Liouvillians. This confirms that the effect is generated by the parameter difference between the two dynamics. Selecting the LEP condition for the far state is equivalent to giving it the maximum spectral gap; the faster relaxation is a direct consequence of that parameter choice. The paper neither justifies why changing the environment between the two runs is allowed for QMPE nor shows any anomaly for identical dynamics.
minor comments (4)
  1. [Supplemental Material, Eq. (37)] The bath correlation function is computed by extending the frequency integral from [0,∞) to (−∞,∞). This is a standard narrow-band approximation but should be stated as such; as written, it appears to be an exact identity. The pseudomode equivalence relies on this approximation, so its regime of validity should be discussed.
  2. [Discussion] 'we propose a experiment friendly scheme' should read 'an experiment-friendly scheme.' There is also a repeated typo: 'Disscussions' in Ref. [61] and 'can be can partially transferred' in the Introduction.
  3. [Introduction and References] Refs. [29] and [67] are the same book, listed twice with different citation numbers; this should be unified.
  4. [General] The phrase 'non-Markovian LEPs' is used to describe LEPs of the extended pseudomode Liouvillian. This is reasonable, but the distinction between the original non-Markovian dynamics and the pseudo-mode representation should be kept explicit throughout, since the spectral gap argument applies only to the extended Liouvillian.

Circularity Check

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Claimed QMPE is preselected: the farther initial state is evolved under the LEP Liouvillian (γ=4α) and the closer state under a different non-LEP Liouvillian (γ=6α); Eq. (12) shows no crossing can occur under identical dynamics.

specific steps
  1. self definitional [Main text, 'Non-Markovian LEPs and QMPE' (scheme) and 'Exemplification' (γ=4α vs γ=6α, α/ω0=2.5 vs 2.4), with Eq. (12) and Fig. 3(d)]
    "choosing two different initial states ϱ(1)s(0) and ϱ(2)s(0) with ϱ(2)s(0) being closer to the long-time steady state ϱeq s, then ϱ(1)s(0) and ϱ(2)s(0) are designed to evolve under the guidances of L with and without an LEP, respectively. ... The evolution of ϱ(1)s(t) is governed by the L with γ = 4α, which ensures the occurrence of an LEP; while ϱ(2)s(t) is determined by a L without LEPs. ... D(t) = ... = sqrt(1−e^{−|ξP(t)|^2})."

    The QMPE is defined and demonstrated by comparing two different Liouvillians: the farther state is put at the LEP (γ=4α) where the spectral gap is maximal, and the nearer state at a non-LEP (γ=6α). Standard QMPE requires identical dynamics with only the initial state changed. The paper's exact solution makes the reduction explicit: for any fixed P(t), D(t) is monotonically increasing in |ξ|, so under a single Liouvillian the state with larger ξ remains farther at all times and no crossing occurs. Thus the accelerated relaxation is not an anomalous initial-state effect but the direct consequence of the chosen parameter assignment; the paper even confirms that if the far state is also evolved without an LEP, 'no QMPE occurs.'

full rationale

The non-Markovian pseudomode mapping, the spectral calculation, and the exact coherent-state solution are internally consistent and are not themselves circular. The circularity is in the central claim: the paper presents as a 'quantum Mpemba effect' a comparison in which the two initial states are evolved under different dynamics selected so that the farther state is at the exceptional point. Eq. (12) shows that under identical dynamics the farther coherent state never crosses the closer one, so the advertised speedup is an artifact of comparing different Liouvillians rather than a property of the initial state. The self-citations present (e.g., Refs. [10,47,48,69]) are not load-bearing here: the pseudomode and Lie-algebra results are independently derived or cited to external works, and the Born-Markovian comparison is a standard limit. Therefore the derivations of the spectrum and of P(t) are self-contained, but the core QMPE claim reduces by construction to the input parameter choice.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

3 free parameters · 5 axioms · 0 invented entities

No fundamentally new entity is introduced: pseudomodes and non-Markovian exceptional points are taken from prior literature (Refs [36,42]). The free parameters listed above are hand-chosen operating points used to manufacture the claimed Mpemba crossing.

free parameters (3)
  • γ/α ratio for the two trajectories = γ=4α (LEP), γ=6α, γ=2α (non-LEP)
    The QMPE demonstration assigns different decay parameters to the two compared states; this hand-picked assignment produces the apparent speedup.
  • Spectral parameters α, γ, ω0 = α/ω0=1, 2.4, 2.5; γ=10ω0; ω0=1 cm^-1
    Chosen to place the system at or away from the exceptional point; not predicted by the theory.
  • Initial coherent amplitudes ξ1, ξ2 = ξ1=2, ξ2=1
    Choose 'far' and 'near' states; with the same P(t), Eq. (12) shows no crossing.
axioms (5)
  • domain assumption Pseudomode mapping is exact when the bath correlation function is a finite sum of exponentials (Ref [42]).
    Central tool of the paper; exactness is conditional on the representability of C(t).
  • domain assumption The Lorentzian spectral density integration lower limit is extended from 0 to −∞ in Eq. (37).
    An approximation not quantified; may be significant when ω0 is comparable to Λ.
  • domain assumption Standard QMPE compares two initial states under the same evolution.
    The paper's protocol violates this by assigning different Liouvillians; Eq. (12) shows same-L coherent states never cross.
  • domain assumption Markovian limit uses γ_i→∞ and Born approximation ρ_sp≈ϱ_s⊗ρ_p.
    Used to recover the Lindblad equation and to claim no LEPs in the Markovian case.
  • standard math su(1,1) superoperator algebra and Bogoliubov diagonalization from Ref [60] are valid.
    Used to derive the Liouvillian eigenvalue formula Eq. (8); assumes the correctness of Ref [60].

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Quantum Mpemba effect describes an anomalous phenomenon of accelerated relaxation which is of fundamental interest in the field of nonequilibrium thermodynamics. Conventional theories on this phenomenon strongly rely on the Born-Markovian approximation resulting in a Lindblad-type master equation whose evolution is governed by a Liouvillian superoperator. It has been demonstrated that exceptional points of the Liouvillian superoperator can induce the Mpemba effect in Markovian regimes. Moving beyond this Markovian limit, we here propose a mechanism for realizing the quantum Mpemba effect in a general non-Markovian relaxation process by means of non-Markovian exceptional points. We verify the feasibility of this mechanism within a dissipative quantum harmonic oscillator model, which is exactly solvable and experimentally practical. Providing new insight into the interesting non-equilibrium dynamics, our work paves a way to accelerate the transfer of energy and information in quantum systems.

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