A note on symmetry reductions of the Lindblad equation: transport in constrained open spin chains

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2012-03-05

arxiv.org/abs/1203.0943v2

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Quantum Physics

14 pages with 5 pdf figures (v2: corrected typo in the abstract and updated Fig.1)

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We describe a simple prescription by which distinct (non-equilibrium) steady states, namely fixed points of dynamical semi-groups, can be classified in terms of eigenvalues of a globally conserved quantity, i.e. a unitary operator which simultaneously commutes with the Hamiltonian and the set of all Lindblad (jump) operators. As an example, we study quantum transport properties of an open Heisenberg XXZ spin 1/2 chain driven by a pair of Lindblad jump operators satisfying a global `microcanonical' constraint, i.e. conserving the total magnetization. Interestingly, numerical simulations suggest that a pair of distinct non-equilibrium steady states becomes indistinguishable in the thermodynamic limit, and exhibit sub-diffusive spin transport in the easy-axis regime.

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