Imaginary pseudo entropy encodes temporal orientation

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.29235v1
• Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2026 06:47:54 GMT
• Title: Imaginary pseudo entropy encodes temporal orientation
• Abstract summary: Pseudo entropy between quantum states at different times is generally complex, yet its imaginary part has lacked a bounded operational meaning.<n>We show that a calibrated replica interferometer converts the pseudo-Rényi phase into a directly measurable record of transition orientation.
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• Abstract: Pseudo entropy between quantum states at different times is generally complex, yet its imaginary part has lacked a bounded operational meaning. We show that a calibrated replica interferometer converts the pseudo-Rényi phase into a directly measurable record of transition orientation. Together with replica visibility, it exactly determines the trace distance between forward and backward ancilla outputs and hence the Helstrom-optimal single-shot success probability. At short times, the symmetrized covariance of the modular and physical Hamiltonians sets the initial distinguishability response. Under any common quantum channel, the corresponding orientation information can only decrease, with equality characterized by Petz recovery. Imaginary pseudo entropy therefore records a reversible distinction between temporal orientations, while coarse graining can make the loss of that record irreversible.

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