Unverified 2026

Operator-Filtered Wake Regularization

Implementation & benchmark of arXiv:2608.20760 — Quantum Wake Dynamics from Distinct Spectroscopic Perturbations

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Source paper: Quantum Wake Dynamics from Distinct Spectroscopic Perturbations arXiv:2608.20760 ⓘ · analyzed Sep 1, 2026

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Idea description

Give a shared neural dynamical state multiple local readout operators, such as a site channel and a neighboring-pair channel, and measure their space-time responses separately. Add a loss that encourages each channel to have its own dominant propagation velocity while constraining every channel to remain inside a common maximum-speed cone. This transfers the paper's result that spectroscopic selection rules reveal complementary dynamical pathways that are invisible in a single response function.

Formulas

$$H=J\sum_i \mathbf{S}_i\cdot\mathbf{S}_{i+1},\qquad C_O(x,t)=\langle\psi_0|O_x(t)O_0|\psi_0\rangle,\qquad O_x(t)=e^{\mathrm{i}Ht}O_xe^{-\mathrm{i}Ht}.$$

$$S_O(k,\omega)=\sum_x\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}dt\;e^{\mathrm{i}(\omega t-kx)}C_O(x,t),\qquad v_{\max}=v_s=\frac{\pi}{2}J,\qquad v_B\simeq0.92J.$$

$$z_{t+1}=F_\theta(z_t,u_t),\quad y_t^{(q)}=R_q(z_t),\quad \mathcal{L}_{\mathrm{wake}}=\sum_q\left[\max(0,\hat v_q-v_{\max})^2+\lambda_q(\hat v_q-v_q^\star)^2\right].$$

$$\hat v_q=\arg\max_{v\in[0,v_{\max}]}\int_{t_{\min}}^{t_{\max}}\left|C_q(x=vt,t)\right|^2dt,\qquad C_q(x,t)=\frac{1}{N}\sum_{n=1}^{N}\delta y_{n+x,t}^{(q)}\delta y_{n,0}^{(q)}.$$

Mathematical statement

For a Heisenberg chain with exchange J greater than zero, the Hamiltonian is H = J sum_i S_i dot S_(i+1), where S_i is the spin operator at site i. For a local perturbation O_0 and measured operator O_x, define C_O(x,t) = expectation of O_x(t) O_0, where O_x(t) = exp(i H t) O_x exp(-i H t). Its Fourier transform is S_O(k,omega) = sum_x integral over t of exp(i(omega t - k x)) C_O(x,t). The spin channel has maximal velocity v_max = v_s = pi J / 2, whereas the bond channel has dominant velocity v_B approximately 0.92 J, with weaker spectral weight still bounded by v_max. In a neural model, z_(t+1) = F_theta(z_t,u_t) is a shared latent state and y_t^(q) = R_q(z_t) is readout channel q. Estimate the dominant velocity v_hat_q from the response ridge maximizing energy along x = v t. Penalize velocities above v_max and, when a target is available, deviations from the desired channel velocity.

Implementation notes

1. Integration point: use a one-dimensional convolutional SSM, ConvGRU, or recurrent world model with spatial latent positions n = 1,...,N. Add a site readout head R_s applied to z_(n,t), and a bond readout head R_b applied to the pair [z_(n,t), z_(n+1,t)]. Train with the ordinary next-step prediction loss plus the wake loss. 2. Pseudocode: run a trajectory, inject a small perturbation epsilon at source site n at time zero, rerun the model, and compute delta y_(m,t)^(q). Average products over source sites and trajectories to form C_q(x,t). Scan a velocity grid and calculate the response energy along x = v t. Use a soft maximum over velocities so the resulting v_hat_q is differentiable, then backpropagate the wake loss. Initially stop gradients through the estimated ridge if optimization is unstable. 3. Computed from the paper: the distinction between site and bond channels, the reference ratios v_s divided by J = pi / 2 and v_B divided by J approximately 0.92, and the common-cone condition. Estimated empirically: latent response correlations, ridge velocities, and the correct cone for a new dataset. 4. First cheap experiment: train a small ConvGRU or diagonal SSM on synthetic sequences containing a fast site-local wave and a slower pair-local wave. Compare ordinary training, two heads without regularization, and wake-regularized training. Measure impulse-response ridges and long-horizon error. The predicted signature is separated velocities with v_hat_b divided by v_hat_s approximately 0.92 divided by (pi / 2), or 0.586, in the calibrated analogue, while no channel should show a dominant ridge beyond v_max. Test the prediction over random seeds and report whether the measured ratio is within 20 percent of 0.586.

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