Symmetry structure dependent diagnostic of the Quantum Mpemba Effect

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2609.10470v1
• Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:12:58 GMT
• Title: Symmetry structure dependent diagnostic of the Quantum Mpemba Effect
• Abstract summary: symmetry restoration in isolated quantum many-body systems is an important problem in nonequilibrium many-body quantum physics.<n>Recent studies have shown that the quantum Mpemba effect can be characterized through entanglement asymmetry, where states with stronger initial symmetry breaking restore symmetry faster.<n>We investigate whether conventional energy-based measures, such as the trace distance, capture the same phenomenon.
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• Abstract: Understanding symmetry restoration in isolated quantum many-body systems is an important problem in nonequilibrium many-body quantum physics. Recent studies have shown that the quantum Mpemba effect can be characterized through entanglement asymmetry, where states with stronger initial symmetry breaking restore symmetry faster. However, it remains unclear whether conventional energy-based measures, such as the trace distance, capture the same phenomenon. We investigate this question in closed spin-$1/2$ quantum systems with different symmetries by analyzing the dynamics of symmetry-breaking initial states. Combining numerical simulations with an analytical decomposition of the trace distance into symmetry-coherence and residual contributions, we identify the conditions under which trace distance tracks entanglement asymmetry and reproduces the Mpemba--like behavior observed in it. For charge symmetry, the residual contribution is negligible, making the trace distance effectively governed by symmetry-sector coherences. In contrast, for permutation symmetry, a significant residual contribution leads to qualitatively different relaxation dynamics. Our results establish when conventional energy-based diagnostics reliably capture symmetry-restoration dynamics and clarify the distinct physical information encoded by entanglement asymmetry and trace distance.

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