Quantum phase transitions and open quantum systems: a tribute to Prof. Amit Dutta Uma Divakaran, Ferenc Iglói, Victor Mukherjee and Krishnendu Sengupta Eur. Phys. J. B, 97 11 (2024) 183 Published online: 22 November 2024 DOI: 10.1140/epjb/s10051-024-00810-4