Bimodule KMS Symmetric Quantum Markov Semigroups and Gradient Flows

Abstract: The bimodule KMS symmetry of a bimodule quantum Markov semigroup extends the classical KMS symmetry of a quantum Markov semigroup. Compared with (bimodule) GNS symmetry, the (bimodule) KMS symmetry retains significantly more of the underlying noncommutativity. In this paper, we study bimodule KMS symmetric quantum Markov semigroups and introduce directional matrices for such semigroups, which reduce to diagonal matrices in the GNS symmetric setting. Using these directional matrices, we establish a corresponding gradient-flow structure. As a consequence, we obtain both a modified logarithmic Sobolev inequality and a Talagrand inequality for bimodule KMS symmetric quantum Markov semigroups.