An ergodic theorem for quantum processes with applications to matrix product states

DOI10.1007/S00220-022-04448-0arXiv1909.11769WikidataQ113906009 ScholiaQ113906009MaRDI QIDQ6325990FDOQ6325990

Jeffrey H. Schenker, Ramis Movassagh

Publication date: 25 September 2019

Abstract: Any discrete quantum process is represented by a sequence of quantum channels. We consider ergodic quantum processes obtained by a map that takes the points along the trajectory of a discrete ergodic dynamical system to the space of quantum channels. Under natural irreducibility conditions, we obtain a theorem showing that the state under such a process converges exponentially fast to an ergodic sequence depending on the process, but independent of the initial state. As an application, we describe the thermodynamic limit of ergodic matrix product states and prove that the 2-point correlations of local observables in such states decay exponentially with their distance in the bulk.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Discrete-time Markov processes on general state spaces (60J05) Random dynamical systems aspects of multiplicative ergodic theory, Lyapunov exponents (37H15) Quantum channels, fidelity (81P47)

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