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Exact steady states of interacting driven dissipative fermionic systems with hidden time-reversal symmetry

Aashish A. Clerk, Andrew Lingenfelter

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keywords exact steady statesdriven dissipative fermionshidden time-reversal symmetryfirst-order phase transitioncoherent quantum absorbernon-equilibrium quantum dynamicsOnsager symmetry
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Generalizing the coherent quantum absorber technique yields exact steady states for driven-dissipative spinless fermions, revealing a persistent first-order density transition and hidden time-reversal symmetry.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

This paper finds exact non-equilibrium steady states for a specific class of interacting fermionic systems subject to driving, dissipation, and interactions. The approach generalizes a prior technique to fermions and shows that these systems possess a hidden time-reversal symmetry. As a result, the particle density in the steady state jumps discontinuously at a transition point, and this jump does not disappear when dissipation rates are finite. Such exact results are rare in open quantum systems, allowing precise checks against approximate methods like mean-field theory, which here fails to locate the transition accurately.

Core claim

Exact solutions exist for the steady states of dissipative spinless fermionic systems featuring arbitrary pairing terms in the Hamiltonian, global charging energy interactions, and uniform single-particle loss. These solutions come from extending the coherent quantum absorber technique to fermionic cases and demonstrate the presence of hidden time-reversal symmetry. The steady-state density undergoes a first-order phase transition whose discontinuity remains even at finite dissipation strengths. Mean-field approximations capture bistability but not the exact transition location, and the symmetry enforces Onsager relations in certain correlation functions.

What carries the argument

The generalization of the coherent quantum absorber technique to fermionic systems, which exploits hidden time-reversal symmetry to obtain the exact steady state.

If this is right

  • The particle density in the steady state shows a first-order phase transition with a jump that persists at finite dissipation rates.
  • Mean-field theory predicts a bistable regime encompassing the transition but does not accurately locate it using a Maxwell construction.
  • The hidden time-reversal symmetry implies Onsager symmetry for certain two-time correlation functions.
  • These exact solutions apply to models with arbitrary Hamiltonian pairing and global interactions under uniform loss.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Similar hidden symmetries could allow exact solutions in other classes of open quantum systems beyond the spinless uniform-loss case considered here.
  • Quantum simulators could test the density jump directly by varying interaction strength or loss rate.
  • The discrepancy with mean-field suggests that fluctuation effects are crucial near the transition even at moderate dissipation.

Load-bearing premise

The coherent quantum absorber technique, when generalized, gives an exact steady state only when the fermions are spinless, interactions are global charging energy, and loss is uniform across sites.

What would settle it

Numerical computation of the steady-state density versus a control parameter such as interaction strength or chemical potential, to check if a sharp discontinuity appears at finite dissipation rate.

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Figure 3. Figure 3: , where the effective free energy is shown in the κ → 0 limit for µ = 0.2. Below the transition, ∆ < ∆crit, the minimum of Q(ρ) is in the low density well, and above the transition, ∆ > ∆crit, it is in the high density well. In both cases, the particle density is ¯n = ρmin/2, which we compare to the exact solution for a large but finite system L = 105 with a small but nonzero κ = 10−8 . The minima of Q(ρ) … view at source ↗
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Figure 8. Figure 8: Appendix G: Generating function solution to the dimer counting problem In this appendix, we give a review of the exact solution of the dimer covering problem discussed in Ref. [38]. For 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Time t 0.0 0.2 0.4 Correlation Weak interaction EC = 0.1 |hcˆk1 cˆ−k1 i| |hcˆk2 cˆ−k2 i| |hσˆ − k1 i| |hσˆ − k2 i| 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Time t −1.0 −0.5 0.0 Correlation hnˆk1 + ˆn−k1 − 1i hnˆk2 … view at source ↗
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We present exact solutions for the non-equilibrium steady states of a class of dissipative spinless fermionic systems with arbitrary Hamiltonian pairing terms, global charging energy interactions, and uniform single particle loss on every site. Our exact solution is found by generalizing the coherent quantum absorber technique to fermionic systems, and our result establishes the existence of hidden time-reversal symmetry in driven-dissipative fermionic models. The steady state exhibits a first order phase transition in the particle density, with the resulting jump discontinuity in density persisting even for finite dissipation rates. A mean-field description of the model exhibits a bistable regime that encompasses the first-order transition line yet which fails to accurately predict its precise location via a Maxwell construction. We also show that the model's hidden time-reversal symmetry results in an Onsager symmetry of certain two-time correlation functions.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript derives exact non-equilibrium steady states (NESS) for driven-dissipative spinless fermionic systems that include arbitrary Hamiltonian pairing terms, global charging-energy interactions, and uniform single-particle loss. The central construction generalizes the coherent quantum absorber technique to fermions, identifies a hidden time-reversal symmetry, and obtains a closed-form steady-state density that exhibits a first-order phase transition whose jump discontinuity survives at finite dissipation rate gamma. Mean-field theory is shown to be bistable in a region containing the transition line but to mislocate the transition under a Maxwell construction; the hidden symmetry is further used to derive Onsager reciprocity for selected two-time correlators.

Significance. If the exact NESS construction is verified to hold for arbitrary pairing and finite gamma, the result would be significant: exact closed-form steady states remain rare for interacting open fermionic systems, and the persistence of a first-order density jump beyond the gamma to 0 limit supplies a concrete counter-example to mean-field expectations. The identification of hidden time-reversal symmetry and its consequences for Onsager relations adds a symmetry-based tool that could be portable to other driven-dissipative models.

major comments (2)
  1. [derivation of the steady-state solution] The load-bearing step is the claim that the generalized coherent quantum absorber produces a rho_ss that lies exactly in the kernel of the Lindblad superoperator for arbitrary pairing terms and finite uniform loss gamma > 0. Because the jump operators are fermionic, the anticommutators {c_i, c_j^dagger} = delta_ij must be tracked when the absorber state is inserted into L[rho]; any residual term that fails to cancel would invalidate both the exact solution and the asserted density discontinuity. An explicit term-by-term cancellation (or a compact algebraic identity) demonstrating L[rho_ss] = 0 for generic parameters is required.
  2. [phase-transition analysis] The first-order transition is stated to persist at finite gamma, yet the location of the jump is determined by the exact rho_ss. If the construction of rho_ss implicitly restricts the allowed pairing amplitudes or requires gamma to satisfy an auxiliary condition, the discontinuity would not be generic; the manuscript must state the precise domain of validity and show that the jump survives inside that domain.
minor comments (2)
  1. [mean-field section] The mean-field comparison asserts that bistability encompasses the transition line but that a Maxwell construction fails to locate it accurately; quantitative measures (e.g., the difference in critical chemical potential between exact and mean-field results) or an explicit figure would make the discrepancy concrete.
  2. [symmetry discussion] Notation for the hidden time-reversal operator and its action on the Lindblad operators should be introduced once and used consistently; at present the symmetry is invoked without a compact definition that readers can apply to the two-time correlators.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the careful reading and constructive comments, which help clarify the presentation of our exact NESS construction. We address each major comment below and will revise the manuscript to incorporate the requested details.

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  1. Referee: [derivation of the steady-state solution] The load-bearing step is the claim that the generalized coherent quantum absorber produces a rho_ss that lies exactly in the kernel of the Lindblad superoperator for arbitrary pairing terms and finite uniform loss gamma > 0. Because the jump operators are fermionic, the anticommutators {c_i, c_j^dagger} = delta_ij must be tracked when the absorber state is inserted into L[rho]; any residual term that fails to cancel would invalidate both the exact solution and the asserted density discontinuity. An explicit term-by-term cancellation (or a compact algebraic identity) demonstrating L[rho_ss] = 0 for generic parameters is required.

    Authors: We agree that an explicit verification is necessary to establish rigor. The manuscript derives the generalized coherent quantum absorber by extending the bosonic construction, ensuring that the fermionic anticommutators are preserved in the definition of the absorber state. To address this point directly, we will add a dedicated appendix containing the full term-by-term expansion of L[rho_ss]. This calculation explicitly tracks all {c_i, c_j^dagger} contributions and demonstrates that every residual term cancels identically for arbitrary pairing amplitudes and any finite gamma > 0, yielding the compact identity L[rho_ss] = 0 without further restrictions. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [phase-transition analysis] The first-order transition is stated to persist at finite gamma, yet the location of the jump is determined by the exact rho_ss. If the construction of rho_ss implicitly restricts the allowed pairing amplitudes or requires gamma to satisfy an auxiliary condition, the discontinuity would not be generic; the manuscript must state the precise domain of validity and show that the jump survives inside that domain.

    Authors: The rho_ss construction holds for arbitrary real pairing amplitudes and all gamma >= 0 (recovering the closed-system limit at gamma = 0). No auxiliary condition on gamma is imposed by the absorber method. The first-order density jump occurs along the line where the two candidate steady-state weights become equal, as determined directly from the closed-form expression. We will revise the main text to state this domain of validity explicitly and add a new subsection with an analytic argument (plus supporting numerical evaluation) confirming that the discontinuity in particle density remains finite for any gamma > 0 within the stated domain. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No circularity: exact solution obtained via independent generalization of absorber technique

full rationale

The paper derives exact non-equilibrium steady states by generalizing the coherent quantum absorber technique to fermionic systems with the specified interactions and loss, then establishes hidden time-reversal symmetry as a consequence. No load-bearing step reduces by construction to a fitted input, self-definition, or self-citation chain; the steady-state expressions and density discontinuity are presented as outputs of the generalized construction rather than inputs renamed. The mean-field comparison is separate and does not substitute for or force the exact result. This is a standard non-circular generalization with independent content.

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0 free parameters · 1 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on the assumption that the Lindblad master equation for the specified Hamiltonian and uniform loss admits an exact solution via the generalized absorber method; no free parameters are introduced in the abstract, and no new entities are postulated beyond the hidden symmetry that is derived rather than invented.

axioms (1)
  • domain assumption The system is described by a Lindblad master equation with arbitrary pairing terms, global charging energy, and uniform single-particle loss.
    Stated in the abstract as the class of models considered.

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