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arxiv: 2606.27337 · v1 · pith:25ENGJ72new · submitted 2026-06-25 · ❄️ cond-mat.stat-mech · math-ph· math.MP· nlin.SI· quant-ph

Exact subsystem dynamics in the deterministic Floquet-PXP model

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keywords influence matricesFloquet-PXP modelRule 201matrix-product operatorsubsystem dynamicsautocorrelation functionsdeterministic quantum dynamicsmany-body systems
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Rule 201 in the deterministic Floquet-PXP model has influence matrices given by a finite-dimensional matrix-product operator.

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The paper examines how local subsystems in large quantum many-body systems behave as if coupled to an effective bath produced by the rest of the system. This bath is described by influence matrices whose complexity usually grows rapidly with time. For the deterministic Rule 201 version of the Floquet-PXP model, however, these matrices stay exactly representable by a finite-dimensional matrix-product operator that obeys a closed set of algebraic conditions. The work supplies the explicit form of this operator and uses it to obtain multi-time autocorrelation functions. A reader would care because the result identifies a concrete case in which subsystem evolution remains solvable despite non-trivial interactions.

Core claim

Rule 201 admits influence matrices given by a finite-dimensional matrix-product operator that solves a finite set of algebraic conditions. The paper provides the solution and characterises multi-time autocorrelation functions.

What carries the argument

Influence matrices represented exactly as a finite-dimensional matrix-product operator obeying algebraic conditions.

Load-bearing premise

The influence matrices for this deterministic model remain exactly representable by a finite-dimensional matrix-product operator obeying algebraic conditions rather than growing in complexity with time.

What would settle it

Explicit computation of the influence matrix at successive times that shows the matrix-product operator bond dimension remains bounded and the algebraic conditions continue to hold.

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The dynamics of local subsystems in a thermodynamically large quantum many-body system can be understood as effectively open as the system produces its own effective bath. The action of this bath can be characterised in terms of the so-called influence matrices. In generic situations, the complexity of these objects grows unfavourably with time, however, there exist solvable cases where influence matrices can be characterised exactly even in the presence of non-trivial interactions. Here we show that Rule 201, a deterministic version of the Floquet-PXP model, is one of these solvable instances. Indeed, it admits influence matrices given by a finite-dimensional matrix-product operator (MPO) that solves a finite set of algebraic conditions. We provide the solution, and characterise multi-time autocorrelation functions.

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Summary. The paper claims that Rule 201, a deterministic version of the Floquet-PXP model, admits influence matrices exactly representable by a finite-dimensional matrix-product operator (MPO) that satisfies a finite set of algebraic conditions derived from the local update rules. This representation has time-independent bond dimension, enabling exact computation of multi-time autocorrelation functions for subsystem dynamics.

Significance. If the explicit MPO construction holds, the result identifies a rare exactly solvable case among constrained Floquet systems where influence matrices do not grow in complexity. The provision of the explicit solution and the demonstration that local rules close under contraction constitute a concrete, reproducible advance for characterizing open-system-like subsystem dynamics in many-body models.

minor comments (2)
  1. The derivation of the algebraic conditions from the deterministic update rule of Rule 201 could be expanded with an explicit step-by-step example in the main text or an appendix to improve accessibility.
  2. Notation for the MPO tensors and the influence-matrix contraction could be standardized across sections to avoid minor ambiguities in the multi-time correlation expressions.

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We thank the referee for their careful reading of the manuscript, positive assessment of the results on the exact MPO representation for influence matrices in Rule 201, and recommendation to accept.

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Derivation self-contained: explicit algebraic solution from update rules

full rationale

The manuscript derives a closed set of algebraic conditions for the influence matrices directly from the deterministic local update rule of Rule 201. It then exhibits an explicit finite-dimensional MPO tensor that satisfies those conditions at all times, with bond dimension independent of time because the rules close under contraction. This is a direct constructive proof, not a fit, not a renaming, and not dependent on any self-citation chain. The provided abstract and skeptic summary contain no load-bearing self-citations, no fitted inputs relabeled as predictions, and no imported uniqueness theorems. The central claim therefore rests on independent content derived from the model definition itself.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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Based solely on the abstract, no free parameters, invented entities, or ad-hoc axioms beyond standard domain concepts are mentioned; the work relies on the established framework of influence matrices and MPOs.

axioms (1)
  • domain assumption Local subsystems in a thermodynamically large quantum many-body system can be treated as effectively open, with the remainder acting as a self-generated bath whose action is captured by influence matrices.
    This premise is stated in the opening sentence of the abstract and underpins the entire approach.

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