On the evolution of operator complexity beyond scrambling

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DOI10.1007/JHEP10(2019)264zbMATH Open1427.81114arXiv1907.05393WikidataQ112153895 ScholiaQ112153895MaRDI QIDQ2283544FDOQ2283544


Authors: Yanyan Li Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 2 January 2020

Published in: Journal of High Energy Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study operator complexity on various time scales with emphasis on those much larger than the scrambling period. We use, for systems with a large but finite number of degrees of freedom, the notion of K-complexity employed in arXiv:1812.08657 for infinite systems. We present evidence that K-complexity of ETH operators has indeed the character associated with the bulk time evolution of extremal volumes and actions. Namely, after a period of exponential growth during the scrambling period the K-complexity increases only linearly with time for exponentially long times in terms of the entropy, and it eventually saturates at a constant value also exponential in terms of the entropy. This constant value depends on the Hamiltonian and the operator but not on any extrinsic tolerance parameter. Thus K-complexity deserves to be an entry in the AdS/CFT dictionary. Invoking a concept of K-entropy and some numerical examples we also discuss the extent to which the long period of linear complexity growth entails an efficient randomization of operators.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1907.05393




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