Tensor network influence functionals for open quantum systems with general Gaussian bosonic baths

Dynamics of open quantum systems with structured reservoirs can often be simulated efficiently with tensor network influence functionals. The standard variants of the time-evolving matrix product operator (TEMPO) method are applicable when the systems is coupled to Gaussian bosonic baths via hermitian coupling operators that mutually commute. In this work we introduce a generalization to cases where the system is coupled to a single reservoir through multiple non-commuting operators, representing the most general form of linear system-bath coupling. We construct a Gaussian influence functional that properly handles Trotter errors arising from a finite evolution time step, thus ensuring convergence for long evolution times. Based on this result, the uniform TEMPO scheme can be employed to obtain a matrix product operator form of the influence functional, enabling efficient simulations of the real-time dynamics of the open system. As a demonstration, we simulate the time evolution of driven two-level emitters coupled to a bosonic lattice at different lattice sites.

Source: arXiv:2603.23432v1 - http://arxiv.org/abs/2603.23432v1 PDF: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2603.23432v1 Original Link: http://arxiv.org/abs/2603.23432v1