Double-Bracket Master Equations: Phase-Space Representation and Classical Limit
arXiv:2601.20925 · doi:10.1103/snjy-bkvj
Abstract
We systematically investigate master equations involving double-bracket dissipators in the classical limit. Dissipators defined by double commutators arise naturally in dephasing dynamics, while those defined by double anticommutators are typically associated with noisy Hamiltonians. The classical limit of such master equations is derived by reformulating the dissipative open dynamics in phase space using the Wigner-Weyl transform and Moyal bracket formalism, and by identifying the leading-order terms in a systematic -expansion. We first analyze a double-commutator master equation associated with energy diffusion, and then turn to master equations containing a double anticommutator with the system Hamiltonian, recently derived in the context of noisy non-Hermitian systems. For both classes of double-bracket equations, we establish a gradient-flow representation of the dynamics within both the quantum and semiclassical formalisms. We further study the semiclassical evolution generated by double-bracket master equations for the harmonic (integrable) and driven anharmonic (chaotic) oscillators, considering both classical and quantum initial states. The dynamics are characterized through several observables, including mean position, momentum, and energy. The quantumness of the time-evolved state is assessed via the Wigner logarithmic negativity, and the interplay between double-bracket dissipation and chaotic dynamics is examined in detail. Finally, we extend our analysis to generalized master equations involving higher-order nested brackets, which arise naturally as a time-continuous formulation of spectral filtering techniques widely used in the numerical simulation of quantum systems.
18 pages, 7 figures, Published version
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