Synchronization in the quantum regime

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.21226v1
• Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:46:04 GMT
• Title: Synchronization in the quantum regime
• Abstract summary: Can synchronization, the widespread spontaneous emergence of coordinated dynamics in classical nonlinear systems, also occur in the quantum regime?<n> Typical quantum features such as the linearity of time evolution and the presence of quantum noise seem to hinder the appearance of synchrony at the microscopic level.<n>We here survey recent theoretical and experimental advances in quantum synchronization, ranging from the characterization of synchronous oscillations to genuinely nonclassical forms of synchrony to many-body synchronization on quantum networks.
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• Abstract: Can synchronization -- the widespread spontaneous emergence of coordinated dynamics in classical nonlinear systems -- also occur in the quantum regime? This question has recently sparked intense research into collective behavior and temporal self-organization in quantum systems. Typical quantum features such as the linearity of time evolution and the presence of quantum noise seem to hinder the appearance of synchrony at the microscopic level. At the same time, quantum coherence and quantum correlations may provide novel mechanisms for enhancing synchronization beyond its classical counterpart. We here survey recent theoretical and experimental advances in quantum synchronization, ranging from the characterization of synchronous oscillations and genuinely nonclassical forms of synchrony to many-body synchronization on quantum networks.

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