Non-Markovian and Thermodynamic Signatures in the Classicality Assessment via Kolmogorov Consistency

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2601.01122v1
• Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2026 08:50:07 GMT
• Title: Non-Markovian and Thermodynamic Signatures in the Classicality Assessment via Kolmogorov Consistency
• Abstract summary: The Kolmogorov consistency condition (KCC) defines the statistical boundary between classical and quantum dynamics.<n>We establish a direct analytical connection between KCC violation and non-Markovianity in open quantum dynamics.<n>Our results provide a unified framework linking information-theoretic, thermodynamic, and temporal indicators of quantumness in open quantum systems.
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• Abstract: The Kolmogorov consistency condition (KCC) defines the statistical boundary between classical and quantum dynamics. Its violation signifies the breakdown of a classical Markov description of temporal correlations. In this work, we establish a direct analytical connection between KCC violation and non-Markovianity in open quantum dynamics, revealing how memory effects manifest as departures from classical probabilistic consistency. Within a generic two-level open quantum system framework, we establish quantitative connections between the magnitude of KCC violation and key information-theoretic and thermodynamic quantities, such as mutual information, the Fano factor, heat exchange, and entropy production rate, thereby enabling a thermodynamic interpretation of temporal quantum correlations. Furthermore, we uncover formal correspondences between KCC violation, the Leggett-Garg inequality, and the negativity of the Kirkwood-Dirac quasi-distribution, identifying them as complementary witnesses of temporal quantum non-classicality. Our results thus provide a unified framework linking information-theoretic, thermodynamic, and temporal indicators of quantumness in open quantum systems.

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