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Quantum Hook: Cool Down Faster by Making a Loop ⚡ экспресс

Original: "Quantum Pontus-Mpemba Effect Enabled by the Liouvillian Skin Effect"
· Stefano Longhi
arXiv:2601.14083 · 2026-01-20 · CC BY · ⏱ 1 min · Quantum Physics Disordered Systems
A quantum system relaxes faster if you briefly close the chain into a loop beforehand.
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Hot water sometimes freezes faster than cold — a riddle known for centuries. Now physicists have found a quantum analog: a chain of particles relaxes faster if you first give it a slight jolt, tossing the excitation to the other end. This counterintuitive maneuver will open new ways to manage losses in quantum devices.

🎯 The classic Mpemba effect, first noticed by a schoolboy from Tanzania, remains unsolved: scientists have proposed over a dozen competing explanations.

Scientists
Christian DopplerD. B. McLaughlinDidier QuelozMichel MayorR. A. RossiterJacob Bekenstein
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entropy Water spectroscopy
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second law of thermodynamicsDoppler effectBekenstein-Hawking entropyMaxwell's equationsPlanck's lawPlanck–Einstein relation
Original: arXiv:2601.14083 · CC BY · bridge42worlds