
We study complementarity dynamics in open two-qubit systems through the local budgetBA = P2A+ V 2A + C2 and its deficit DA = 1 − BA. The purpose is not to define a newnon-Markovianity measure, but to distinguish two diagnostic roles. Structure observablesdescribe how predictability, visibility, concurrence, and deficit are arranged along a statespacetrajectory, whereas flow observables record temporal recovery. Amplitude-damping anddephasing prototypes, finite parameter scans, BLP-like comparisons, and two analyticallysolvable Bell-sector results show that ΔD is mainly structural, while NC and N−D respond torevival windows. The framework therefore clarifies what complementarity budgets certify inopen two-qubit dynamics.
