Deterministic quantum trajectory via imaginary time evolution

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2504.00210v1
• Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 20:33:55 GMT
• Title: Deterministic quantum trajectory via imaginary time evolution
• Authors: Shivan Mittal, Bin Yan,
• Abstract summary: Recent studies have highlighted that individual quantum trajectories encode essential physical information.<n>Direct observation of this effect is hindered by an exponential post-selection barrier.<n>We propose a deterministic method to efficiently prepare quantum trajectories in the probability of outcomes using imaginary time evolution.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Stochastic quantum trajectories, such as pure state evolutions under unitary dynamics and random measurements, offer a crucial ensemble description of many-body open system dynamics. Recent studies have highlighted that individual quantum trajectories also encode essential physical information. Prominent examples include measurement induced phase transitions, where a pure quantum state corresponding to fixed measurement outcomes (trajectories) exhibits distinct entanglement phases, depending on the measurement rate. However, direct observation of this effect is hindered by an exponential post-selection barrier, whereby the probability of realizing a specific trajectory is exponentially small. We propose a deterministic method to efficiently prepare quantum trajectories in polynomial time using imaginary time evolution and, thus, overcome this fundamental challenge. We demonstrate that our method applies to a certain class of quantum states, and argue that there does not exist universal approaches for any quantum trajectories. Our result paves the way for experimentally exploring the physics of individual quantum trajectories at scale and enables direct observation of certain post-selection-dependent phenomena.

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