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Dependence of Krylov complexity saturation on the initial operator and state
Sreeram Pg1, J Bharathi Kannan1, Ranjan Modak2
1Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Department of Physics, Pune 411008, India.
Physical Review. E
|October 21, 2025
Summary
Krylov complexity
Area of Science:
- Quantum mechanics
- Quantum chaos
- Quantum information theory
Background:
- Krylov complexity measures quantum state or operator spread.
- Its role as a quantum chaos quantifier is debated due to initial condition dependence.
Purpose of the Study:
- Clarify the relationship between Krylov complexity dynamics and initial conditions.
- Investigate the influence of initial states/operators on complexity saturation values.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of Krylov complexity dynamics.
- Relating complexity saturation to the inverse participation ratio (IPR) of initial conditions.
Main Results:
- Krylov complexity saturation value depends monotonically on the initial condition's IPR in the Hamiltonian eigenbasis.
- Explains previously observed reversals in complexity saturation levels.
- IPR dependence persists even in the fully chaotic regime, unlike other chaos quantifiers.
Conclusions:
- Krylov complexity's dependence on initial conditions, specifically IPR, limits its definitiveness as a universal chaos quantifier.
- Averaging Krylov complexity over initial conditions does not resolve its limitations in characterizing quantum chaos.
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