Upper bounds on quantum complexity of time-dependent oscillators

In Nielsen's geometric approach to quantum complexity, the introduction of a suitable geometrical space, based on the Lie group formed by fundamental operators, facilitates the identification of complexity through geodesic distance in the group manifold. Earlier work had shown that the computat...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2024-07
Main Authors: Chowdhury, Satyaki, Bojowald, Martin, Mielczarek, Jakub
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Complexity
Hamiltonian functions
Harmonic oscillators
Lie groups
Operators (mathematics)
Scalars
Time dependence
Upper bounds
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Summary:In Nielsen's geometric approach to quantum complexity, the introduction of a suitable geometrical space, based on the Lie group formed by fundamental operators, facilitates the identification of complexity through geodesic distance in the group manifold. Earlier work had shown that the computation of geodesic distance can be challenging for Lie groups relevant to harmonic oscillators. Here, this problem is approached by working to leading order in an expansion by the structure constants of the Lie group. An explicit formula for an upper bound on the quantum complexity of a harmonic oscillator Hamiltonian with time-dependent frequency is derived. Applied to a massless test scalar field on a cosmological de Sitter background, the upper bound on complexity as a function of the scale factor exhibits a logarithmic increase on super-Hubble scales. This result aligns with the gate complexity and earlier studies of de Sitter complexity. It provides a proof of concept for the application of Nielsen complexity in cosmology, together with a systematic setting in which higher-order terms can be included.
ISSN:2331-8422