{"title":"Quantum complexity of finite-temperature charged particle in magnetic field","authors":"M. Radomirov","doi":"10.1016/j.aop.2026.170388","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this work, we explore the circuit quantum complexity of a charged particle subjected to an external magnetic field at finite temperature. Using the Nielsen geometric approach, we compute the complexity of the thermofield double state as a function of time, temperature, and cyclotron frequency. We also analyze the oscillatory behavior of the complexity amplitude across different parameter regimes, demonstrating that these features cannot be recovered as a limiting case of the harmonic oscillator. Finally, we evaluate the complexity growth rate and show that it respects the Lloyd bound.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8249,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Physics","volume":"488 ","pages":"Article 170388"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0000,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Annals of Physics","FirstCategoryId":"101","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003491626000473","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2026/2/6 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In this work, we explore the circuit quantum complexity of a charged particle subjected to an external magnetic field at finite temperature. Using the Nielsen geometric approach, we compute the complexity of the thermofield double state as a function of time, temperature, and cyclotron frequency. We also analyze the oscillatory behavior of the complexity amplitude across different parameter regimes, demonstrating that these features cannot be recovered as a limiting case of the harmonic oscillator. Finally, we evaluate the complexity growth rate and show that it respects the Lloyd bound.
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