Hybrid quantum-classical dynamics with stationary thermal states
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Quantum Physics arXiv:2604.02484 (quant-ph) [Submitted on 2 Apr 2026] Title:Hybrid quantum-classical dynamics with stationary thermal states Authors:Adrián A. Budini View a PDF of the paper titled Hybrid quantum-classical dynamics with stationary thermal states, by Adri\'an A. Budini View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:Quantum and classical systems can consistently be coupled via non-unitary time-irreversible mechanisms. In this paper we characterize which kind of corresponding dynamics converge in the stationary regime to a thermal hybrid state, that is, a density matrix that maximizes the hybrid arrangement entropy under the constraints of a canonical ensemble. Introducing a detailed balance condition, it is found that a specific subclass of hybrid Lindblad equations fulfill the demanded requirement. The main theoretical results are exemplified through a set of specific examples that in addition lighten how the thermal state of each subsystem in isolation is affected by their mutual coupling. In particular, a Gaussian thermal state could become a bimodal distribution when increasing the interaction strength of a classical subsystem with a quantum two-level subsystem. Comments: Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph) Cite as: arXiv:2604.02484 [quant-ph] (or arXiv:2604.02484v1 [quant-ph] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2604.02484 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite (pending registration) Submission history From: Adrian Budini [view email] [v1] Thu, 2 Apr 2026 19:36:19 UTC (249 KB) Full-text links: Access Paper: View a PDF of the paper titled Hybrid quantum-classical dynamics with stationary thermal states, by Adri\'an A. BudiniView PDFHTML (experimental)TeX Source view license Current browse context: quant-ph new | recent | 2026-04 References & Citations INSPIRE HEP NASA ADSGoogle Scholar Semantic Scholar export BibTeX citation Loading... BibTeX formatted citation × loading... Data provided by: Bookmark Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic and Citation Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer (What is the Explorer?) Connected Papers Toggle Connected Papers (What is Connected Papers?) Litmaps Toggle Litmaps (What is Litmaps?) scite.ai Toggle scite Smart Citations (What are Smart Citations?) Code, Data, Media Code, Data and Media Associated with this Article alphaXiv Toggle alphaXiv (What is alphaXiv?) Links to Code Toggle CatalyzeX Code Finder for Papers (What is CatalyzeX?) DagsHub Toggle DagsHub (What is DagsHub?) GotitPub Toggle Gotit.pub (What is GotitPub?) Huggingface Toggle Hugging Face (What is Huggingface?) ScienceCast Toggle ScienceCast (What is ScienceCast?) Demos Demos Replicate Toggle Replicate (What is Replicate?) Spaces Toggle Hugging Face Spaces (What is Spaces?) Spaces Toggle TXYZ.AI (What is TXYZ.AI?) Related Papers Recommenders and Search Tools Link to Influence Flower Influence Flower (What are Influence Flowers?) Core recommender toggle CORE Recommender (What is CORE?) Author Venue Institution Topic About arXivLabs arXivLabs: experimental projects with community collaborators arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website. Both individuals and organizations that work with arXivLabs have embraced and accepted our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners that adhere to them. Have an idea for a project that will add value for arXiv's community? Learn more about arXivLabs. Which authors of this paper are endorsers? | Disable MathJax (What is MathJax?)