Krylov complexity of a tilted extended Bose-Hubbard chain with Rydberg-dressed interactions

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The gist

Krylov complexity analysis reveals state-dependent information scrambling in a tilted extended Bose-Hubbard chain with Rydberg-dressed interactions, providing complementary dynamical insights beyond

In short

This research investigated how state-dependent information scrambling occurs in a quantum system called a tilted extended Bose-Hubbard chain with Rydberg interactions. Using Krylov complexity, the study found that competing interactions create unique chaotic features not seen in standard spectral analysis. This tool offers a new way to diagnose many-body chaos in quantum simulators.

Key concepts

Krylov Complexity (CK(t)): This measures how quickly a quantum state spreads across the system when subjected to time evolution, calculated via a Lanczos recursion. It quantifies the mean position on the chain generated by this process, providing insight into dynamical spreading.
Bose-Hubbard Model with Rydberg Dressing: This is a physical model describing interacting bosons in an optical lattice. The 'Rydberg dressing' allows researchers to tune long-range interactions between particles, enabling the study of complex many-body dynamics.
State-Dependent Information Scrambling: This refers to the process where information about the initial state becomes highly mixed and spread across many different states in a way that depends on which specific initial state is chosen. Krylov complexity is found to be a sensitive measure of this unique scrambling mechanism.

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The paper

Krylov complexity of a tilted extended Bose-Hubbard chain with Rydberg-dressed interactions · Read on arXiv

Yifan Chen, Tianyi Yan, Lu Qin, Weibin Li

School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham · Taishan College, Shandong University · Centre for the Mathematics and Theoretical Physics of Quantum Non-equilibrium Systems, University of Nottingham · School of Physics, Henan Normal University

We investigate Krylov state complexity in a tilted extended Bose-Hubbard chain in which both the on-site interaction U and nearest-neighbor interaction V are present. The tilted extended Bose-Hubbard model can be realized with Rydberg-dressed interactions in optical lattices. Using exact diagonalization and Lanczos recursion from three physically motivated Fock states, we compute the time-dependent complexity, its long-time saturation value, and the fluctuations of the Lanczos coefficients for an open chain at unit filling. Crucially, we identify a pronounced quasi-chaotic diagonal regime near U V in which the Krylov complexity saturation exhibits a sharp ridge while the spectral level-spacing statistics remain partially chaotic. This dissociation arises from the competition between the on-site and nearest-neighbor interaction, which generates a dense manifold of near-resonant many-body configurations that is efficiently coupled by the state-dependent dynamics but retains residual spectral structure. Our results show that Krylov state complexity provides complementary, state-sensitive information about many-body chaos that is not captured by the spectral diagnostics alone, establishing Krylov complexity as a useful diagnostic for studying thermalization and information scrambling in experimentally accessible quantum simulators.

Transcript

Introduction to the show: ident: Quantum Radio. Generated commentary on the latest quantum physics and condensed matter papers.

Kai: Today's paper: "Krylov complexity of a tilted extended Bose-Hubbard chain with Rydberg-dressed interactions".

Mira: Krylov complexity analysis reveals state-dependent information scrambling in a tilted extended Bose-Hubbard chain with Rydberg-dressed interactions, providing complementary dynamical insights beyond traditional spectral diagnostics.

Kai: First, who's behind it and why it matters.

Paper summary: Kai: So, wrapping up, the main point of this paper, "Krylov complexity of a tilted extended Bose-Hubbard chain with Rydberg-dressed interactions," is that Krylov complexity offers complementary information to level-spacing statistics and eigenstate delocalization when studying thermalization in these interacting systems.

Mira: That's right. The authors argue that it captures state-dependent information scrambling through its saturation behavior, particularly identifying a "pronounced diagonal ridge near U V" as a signature of strong dynamical mixing <ref:2610.00712#pg0>.

Lev: From an engineering standpoint, this means we have another metric—the Krylov complexity—that we can use to diagnose how well our quantum simulators are actually scrambling information in the presence of competing interactions, which is much more detailed than just looking at the final energy spectrum.

Kai: It really highlights that spectral diagnostics alone don't give you the whole story about chaos in these complex lattice setups because Krylov complexity provides that extra layer of detail.

Mira: Exactly, and this distinction is important because it shows that these dynamical measures can diverge from standard spectral chaos indicators in finite interacting lattice systems, capturing features specific to the state complexity over just spectral diagnostics <ref:2610.00712#pg1>.

Lev: If we're running simulations or experiments on this hardware, being able to use Krylov complexity allows us to probe those specific dynamical pathways that are inaccessible through simpler methods like consecutive-gap ratios <ref:2610.00712#pg1>.

Kai: So, the implication is that this tool can be a useful diagnostic for understanding how these systems thermalize and scramble information in a way that's tied to the initial conditions of the state <ref:2610.00712#pg0>.

Mira: Indeed, and it sets up a clear direction for future research by providing a tool that links dynamical mixing directly to the structure of the Krylov space derived from specific initial states <ref:2610.00712#pg2>.

Lev: We can expect this approach to be useful for developing more robust methods of characterizing quantum dynamics in complex, realistic simulators because it grounds the diagnostic tool in observable state properties rather than just abstract spectral quantities.

Kai: It sounds like this work provides a solid foundation for using Krylov complexity as a way to characterize the actual dynamical behavior occurring inside these systems.

Conclusion: Kai: So, when we look at the title and who wrote it, the core idea is using this complexity measure to track how information gets mixed up in these specific quantum models.

Mira: Exactly, and the authors are focusing on a tilted chain with Rydberg dressing because that setup introduces those competing interactions that make things interesting.

Lev: From a researcher's viewpoint, what this means is they’re trying to find a way to measure the actual scrambling happening inside the system without needing to solve for every single state of the many-body system, which is usually impossible.

Kai: I mean, in simple terms, they're using this complexity number as a direct window into how quickly and how thoroughly quantum information spreads within this lattice setup.

Mira: And that spreading isn't just happening randomly; it’s tied to the specific configuration of the interactions—whether hopping or density-density effects dominate.

Lev: For someone thinking about real hardware, this suggests we can use these computational shortcuts to see if our simulated systems are actually thermalizing like they should under those complex interaction conditions.

Kai: It opens up a new way for us to test the limits of what these quantum simulators can do in terms of information processing.

Mira: And that’s what I find really compelling—moving beyond just looking at energy levels to probe the actual dynamical mixing itself.

Lev: So, if this technique works well on a simplified model like N=six there's hope for applying it to much larger, more realistic systems down the line.

Kai: It really points toward a future where we can diagnose complex quantum behavior using these kinds of state-dependent tools instead of just standard spectral diagnostics.

Mira: And that sets us up perfectly to discuss what this means for other condensed matter problems involving competing interactions next.

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