Emergent non-Markovianity in time-delayed waveguide QED

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2608.26427v1
• Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:02:30 GMT
• Title: Emergent non-Markovianity in time-delayed waveguide QED
• Abstract summary: In quantum many-body systems, it is often not trivial to extract which of the multiple collective timescales are relevant.<n>We show that, even for small delay times, collective effects are sufficient to cause non-Markovianity.<n>Our results demonstrate the importance of prudently making Markov approximations in quantum many-body systems.
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• Abstract: Quantum systems are invariably coupled to a surrounding environment. A common theoretical method to simplify the problem is to trace over the environment under a Markov approximation, which assumes that the environment holds no memory over the timescales that the system evolves under. In interacting many-body systems, it is often not trivial to extract which of the multiple collective timescales are relevant. We consider a time-delayed waveguide QED setup with a single excitation. By fixing the maximum propagation time and increasing the number of emitters, we show that, even for small delay times, collective effects are sufficient to cause non-Markovianity. The impact of memory is intrinsically state-dependent. For superradiant states, the relevant system timescale is the superradiant lifetime while the relevant bath timescale is the end-to-end delay time. For subradiant states, both timescales depend on the structure of the specific state. Our results demonstrate the importance of prudently making Markov approximations in quantum many-body systems, and highlight potential pitfalls to avoid in scaling up quantum devices to large system sizes.

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