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Mpemba Effects in Open Nonequilibrium Quantum Systems

Andrea Nava and Reinhold Egger

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Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 136302 – Published 27 September, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.133.136302

Abstract

We generalize the classical thermal Mpemba effect (where an initially hot system relaxes faster to the final equilibrium state than a cold one) to open quantum systems coupled to several reservoirs. We show that, in general, two different types of quantum Mpemba effects are possible. They may be distinguished by quantum state tomography. However, the existence of a quantum Mpemba effect (without determining the type) can already be established by measuring simpler observables such as currents or energies. We illustrate our general results for the experimentally feasible case of an interacting two-site Kitaev model coupled to two metallic leads.

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Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 136302– Published 27 September, 2024
  • Received 5 June 2024
  • Accepted 3 September 2024
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