Protection of quantum steering ellipsoids in non-Markovian environments

Abstract:Quantum steering ellipsoids (QSEs) provide a geometric representation, within the Bloch picture, of all possible states to which one qubit can be steered through measuring another correlated qubit. However, in realistic settings, quantum systems are inevitably coupled to their environment, resulting in decoherence and degradation of the QSE. Here, by investigating how local dissipative environments coupled to each qubit affect the quantum steering, we find that the geometry of each party's QSE is closely tied to the non-Markovian effect and the formation of a bound state in the energy spectrum of the total qubit-environment system. The bound state provides the ability and the non-Markovian effect provides the dynamical way for preserving the QSE. We systematically examine the characteristics of QSEs under three distinct scenarios, i.e., two-sided bound states, one-sided bound states, and no bound state, revealing a diverse range of steering types. Our work establishes quantum reservoir engineering as a tunable strategy for protecting and controlling quantum steering in open systems, offering a practical pathway toward robust steering-based quantum technologies.

arXiv:2602.09903 [quant-ph]

(or arXiv:2602.09903v3 [quant-ph] for this version)

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Phys. Rev. A 113, 062458 (2026)

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