A Qubit as a Bridge Between Statistical Mechanics and Quantum Dynamics
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2506.15931v1
- Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:18:38 GMT
- Title: A Qubit as a Bridge Between Statistical Mechanics and Quantum Dynamics
- Authors: Manmeet Kaur, Somendra M. Bhattacharjee,
- Abstract summary: This work presents a unified perspective on thermal equilibrium and quantum dynamics by examining the simplest quantum system, a qubit, as a foundational model.<n>We show that both the thermal partition function and the Loschmidt amplitude can be understood as extensions of a single analytic function along different paths in the complex plane.
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- Abstract: This work presents a unified perspective on thermal equilibrium and quantum dynamics by examining the simplest quantum system, a qubit, as a foundational model. We show that both the thermal partition function and the Loschmidt amplitude can be understood as extensions of a single analytic function along different paths in the complex plane. The zeros of Loschmidt amplitude encode dynamical features such as orthogonality, rate function singularities, and quantum speed limits, in analogy with the role of partition function zeros in equilibrium statistical mechanics. We further establish, through the Cauchy-Riemann equations, that the high-temperature specific heat corresponds to early-time evolution. The discussion follows a pedagogical progression from a single qubit to an interacting spin chain.
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