Unraveling the Quantum Mpemba Effect on Markovian Open Quantum Systems

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2512.13509v1
• Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:37:00 GMT
• Title: Unraveling the Quantum Mpemba Effect on Markovian Open Quantum Systems
• Authors: Rodrigo F. Saliba, Raphael C. Drumond,
• Abstract summary: The quantum Mpemba effect (QME) occurs when an out-of-equilibrium system reaches equilibrium faster than another that is closer to equilibrium.<n>This paper approaches the QME in Markovian open quantum systems from different perspectives.
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• Abstract: In recent years, the quantum Mpemba effect (QME), which occurs when an out-of-equilibrium system reaches equilibrium faster than another that is closer to equilibrium, has attracted significant attention from the scientific community as an intriguing and counterintuitive phenomenon. It generalizes its classical counterpart by extending the concept beyond temperature equilibration. This paper approaches the QME in Markovian open quantum systems from different perspectives. First, we propose a physical mechanism based on decoherence-free subspaces. Second, we show that an exponential enhancement of the decay rate toward equilibrium, scaling with system size, can be obtained, leading to an extreme version of the phenomenon in Markovian open quantum systems. Third, we study the strong Mpemba effect through the unravelings of Davies maps, revealing subtleties in the choice of figures of merit used to identify the QME. Finally, we propose a microscopic model to gain deeper insight into bath dynamics in this context.

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