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Area of Science:

  • Quantum physics
  • Quantum information science

Background:

  • Slow relaxation processes across diverse timescales present challenges for quantum system analysis and engineering.
  • Steady-state properties and functional quantum devices like quantum heat engines and quantum computing architectures are hindered by these slow dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel protocol for accelerating relaxation in general Markovian open quantum systems.
  • To address the limitations posed by slow relaxation in quantum thermodynamics and computation.

Main Methods:

  • A protocol involving temporary coupling to a reset channel, drawing inspiration from the Mpemba effect.
  • Application to general Markovian open quantum systems.

Main Results:

  • Significant acceleration of relaxation processes was achieved.
  • The acceleration effect persists even when the slowest decaying Lindbladian modes form complex-conjugate pairs.
  • The protocol can simultaneously suppress multiple relaxation modes, unlike previous single-mode approaches.

Conclusions:

  • The developed framework offers a versatile and experimentally feasible method for controlling quantum system relaxation timescales.
  • This has broad implications for advancing quantum thermodynamics, quantum computation, and quantum state preparation.