Environment-Induced Dynamical Transitions Between In-phase and Anti-phase Synchronization

Since Huygens first documented synchronization, this phenomenon has garnered significant interest across both classical and quantum realms. In this work, we explore the dynamical transitions triggered by quenching the state of the environment in the quantum collision model framework and examine how particles coupled through dissipation transit from in-phase to anti-phase synchronization. We find that synchronization is robust to noise. We performed quantum simulation on near-term quantum computers using superconducting qubits and observed signatures of the transition from the Pearson correlations. As our model relies on a three level system, we expect the effect to be much more prominent if future experiments could be performed on qutrits.