Systems relaxing towards stability faster when further from equilibrium defies conventional expectations in thermodynamics. Exact analytical conditions now demonstrate this counterintuitive ‘quantum Mpemba effect’ exists even outside simplified theoretical limits, revealing a previously unrecognised mechanism called 'initial-slip dynamics driving it. This discovery pinpoints fleeting connections between a quantum system and its environment as essential for understanding such accelerated energy exchange.
Genova Team Finds Faster Cooling with Initial State Slip
Systems relaxing towards stability faster when further from equilibrium defies conventional expectations in thermodynamics. Exact analytical conditions now demonstrate this counterintuitive ‘quantum Mpemba effect’ exists even outside simplified theoretical limits, revealing a previously unrecognised mechanism called 'initial-slip dynamics driving it. This discovery pinpoints fleeting connections between a quantum system and its environment as essential for understanding such accelerated energ...