Mixed eigenstates in spin-boson systems with one-photon and two-photon interactions

Abstract:Spin-boson systems have attracted increasing attention as accessible experimental platforms and for their potential applications in designing quantum technologies. One characteristic of these systems is the transition from regular to completely chaotic behavior when certain control parameters are varied. However, the characterization of their mixed phase space has not been thoroughly explored. In this work, we investigate the properties of mixed eigenstates in spin-boson systems, comparing one-photon interactions with two-photon interactions. We propose a generalized definition of the phase-space overlap index to identify genuine mixed eigenstates. Our study highlights the fundamental differences that arise when two-photon processes are considered compared to one-photon processes and provides complementary evidence supporting the validity of the principle of uniform semiclassical condensation of quasiprobability functions in spin-boson systems.

Quantum Physics (quant-ph); Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech); Chaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD)

arXiv:2604.05037 [quant-ph]

(or arXiv:2604.05037v2 [quant-ph] for this version)

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2604.05037 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite

Phys. Rev. E 114, 044206 (2026)

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