Engineering Transport via Collisional Noise: A Toolbox for Biology Systems

The study of noise assisted-transport in quantum systems is essential in a wide range of applications, from near-term NISQ devices to models for quantum biology. Here, we study a generalized XXZ model in the presence of stochastic collision noise, which allows describing environments beyond the stan...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Civolani, Vittoria Stanzione, Maria Luisa Chiofalo, Jorge Yago Malo
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/26/1/20
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description The study of noise assisted-transport in quantum systems is essential in a wide range of applications, from near-term NISQ devices to models for quantum biology. Here, we study a generalized XXZ model in the presence of stochastic collision noise, which allows describing environments beyond the standard Markovian formulation. Our analysis through the study of the local magnetization, the inverse participation ratio (IPR) or its generalization, and the inverse ergodicity ratio (IER) showed clear regimes, where the transport rate and coherence time could be controlled by the dissipation in a consistent manner. In addition, when considering various excitations, we characterized the interplay between collisions and system interactions, identifying regimes in which transport was counterintuitively enhanced when increasing the collision rate, even in the case of initially separated excitations. These results constitute an example of an essential building block for the understanding of quantum transport in structured noisy and warm-disordered environments.
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spelling doaj.art-d25a03799cc14999be6ee521902d60e42024-01-26T16:22:56ZengMDPI AGEntropy1099-43002023-12-012612010.3390/e26010020Engineering Transport via Collisional Noise: A Toolbox for Biology SystemsAlessandro Civolani0Vittoria Stanzione1Maria Luisa Chiofalo2Jorge Yago Malo3Dipartimento di Fisica Enrico Fermi, Università di Pisa and INFN, Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, I-56127 Pisa, ItalyDipartimento di Fisica Enrico Fermi, Università di Pisa and INFN, Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, I-56127 Pisa, ItalyDipartimento di Fisica Enrico Fermi, Università di Pisa and INFN, Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, I-56127 Pisa, ItalyDipartimento di Fisica Enrico Fermi, Università di Pisa and INFN, Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, I-56127 Pisa, ItalyThe study of noise assisted-transport in quantum systems is essential in a wide range of applications, from near-term NISQ devices to models for quantum biology. Here, we study a generalized XXZ model in the presence of stochastic collision noise, which allows describing environments beyond the standard Markovian formulation. Our analysis through the study of the local magnetization, the inverse participation ratio (IPR) or its generalization, and the inverse ergodicity ratio (IER) showed clear regimes, where the transport rate and coherence time could be controlled by the dissipation in a consistent manner. In addition, when considering various excitations, we characterized the interplay between collisions and system interactions, identifying regimes in which transport was counterintuitively enhanced when increasing the collision rate, even in the case of initially separated excitations. These results constitute an example of an essential building block for the understanding of quantum transport in structured noisy and warm-disordered environments.https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/26/1/20open quantum systemsstochastic collision modelsquantum transport in noisy mediaquantum biologyquantum spin models
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open quantum systems
stochastic collision models
quantum transport in noisy media
quantum biology
quantum spin models
title Engineering Transport via Collisional Noise: A Toolbox for Biology Systems
title_full Engineering Transport via Collisional Noise: A Toolbox for Biology Systems
title_fullStr Engineering Transport via Collisional Noise: A Toolbox for Biology Systems
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title_short Engineering Transport via Collisional Noise: A Toolbox for Biology Systems
title_sort engineering transport via collisional noise a toolbox for biology systems
topic open quantum systems
stochastic collision models
quantum transport in noisy media
quantum biology
quantum spin models
url https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/26/1/20
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