Strong Quantum Mpemba Effect with Squeezed Thermal Reservoirs

Abstract: The phenomena where a quantum system can be exponentially accelerated to its stationary state has been refereed to as Quantum Mpemba Effect (QMpE). Due to its analogy with the classical Mpemba effect, hot water freezes faster than cold water, this phenomena has garnered significant attention. Although QMpE has been characterized and experimentally verified in different scenarios, sufficient and necessary conditions to achieve such a phenomenon are still under investigation. In this paper we address a sufficient condition for QMpE through a general approach for open quantum systems dynamics. With help of the Mpemba parameter introduced in this work to quantify how strong the QMpE can be, we discuss how our conditions can predict and explain the emergence of weak and strong QMpE in a robust way. As application, by harnessing intrinsic non-classical nature of squeezed thermal environments, we show how strong QMpE can be effectively induced when our conditions are met. Due to the thermal nature of environment considered in our model, our work demonstrates that a hot qubit freezes faster than a cold qubit only in presence of squeezed reservoirs. Our results provide tools and new insights opening a broad avenue for further investigation at most fundamental levels of this peculiar phenomena in the quantum realm.