Dissipative adaptation in a driven spin-boson model within the path-integral formalism

Quantum Physics [Submitted on 17 Mar 2026] Dissipative adaptation in a driven spin-boson model within the path-integral formalism Elisa Iahn Goettems, Ricardo J. S. Afonso, Diogo O. Soares-Pinto, Daniel Valente We investigate the dissipative adaptation hypothesis in a quantum regime using a system-reservoir approach. This hypothesis proposes that self-organization arises from a system's ability to dissipate the work transiently absorbed from an external drive. We analyze the quantum dynamics of a driven open system described by a time-dependent spin-boson Hamiltonian modeling a particle in a metastable double-well potential with controllable asymmetry. We explore how the work provided by the dynamic potential is related to the transition probability between the two ground states of the double well. These studies motivate further investigations of the driven spin-boson model toward an understanding of the system's evolution and its thermodynamic implications. Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph) Cite as: arXiv:2603.17035 [quant-ph]   (or arXiv:2603.17035v1 [quant-ph] for this version)   https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2603.17035 Focus to learn more Submission history From: Elisa Iahn Goettems [view email] [v1] Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:16:30 UTC (584 KB) Access Paper: HTML (experimental) view license Current browse context: quant-ph < prev   |   next > new | recent | 2026-03 References & Citations INSPIRE HEP NASA ADS Google Scholar Semantic Scholar Export BibTeX Citation Bookmark Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic and Citation Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer (What is the Explorer?) Connected Papers Toggle Connected Papers (What is Connected Papers?) Litmaps Toggle Litmaps (What is Litmaps?) scite.ai Toggle scite Smart Citations (What are Smart Citations?) Code, Data, Media Demos Related Papers About arXivLabs Which authors of this paper are endorsers? | Disable MathJax (What is MathJax?)