Modified logarithmic Sobolev inequality for 1D non-commuting Hamiltonians

Abstract:Given a finite-range, non-commuting Hamiltonian on a 1D chain of finite spins, we prove a modified logarithmic Sobolev inequality with constant $\Omega(1/\log n)$ for the heat-bath dynamics, a quasi-local Gibbs sampler, and for the regularised heat-bath dynamics. This implies rapid mixing of both samplers towards the Gibbs state in relative entropy and trace norm, with mixing times of order $\mathcal{O}(\log n\cdot \log(n/\epsilon))$. The interactions may be spatially inhomogeneous. The proof combines weak quasi-factorisation of relative entropy, decay-of-correlation estimates, a uniform conditional local gap, and a buffered comparison between conditional entropy and quadratic energy. The resulting bounded entropy defect is removed using the global gap. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first proof of MLSI in the non-commuting regime.

Quantum Physics (quant-ph); Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech); Mathematical Physics (math-ph)

arXiv:2610.03683 [quant-ph]

(or arXiv:2610.03683v1 [quant-ph] for this version)

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2610.03683 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite (pending registration)

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