Thermodynamics of quantum measurement and Maxwell's demon's arrow of time
2022 (English)In: Physical Review A: covering atomic, molecular, and optical physics and quantum information, ISSN 2469-9926, E-ISSN 2469-9934, Vol. 106, no 4, article id 042221Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
We discuss the thermodynamic aspects of a single qubit based device, powered by weak quantum measure-ments, and feedback controlled by a quantum Maxwell's demon. We discuss both discrete and time-continuous operation of the measurement based device at finite temperature of the reservoir. In the discrete example where a demon acquires information via discrete weak measurements, we find that the thermodynamic variables includ-ing the heat exchanged, extractable work, and the entropy produced are completely determined by an information theoretic measure of the demon's perceived arrow of time. We also discuss a realistic time-continuous operation of the device where the feedback is applied after a sequence of weak measurements. In the time-continuous limit, we derive the exact finite-time statistics of work, heat, and entropy changes along individual quantum trajectories of the quantum measurement process, and relate them to the demon's arrow of time.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
American Physical Society (APS) , 2022. Vol. 106, no 4, article id 042221
National Category
Control Engineering Condensed Matter Physics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-322190DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.106.042221ISI: 000883470400004Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85141570412OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-322190DiVA, id: diva2:1716155
Note
QC 20221205
2022-12-052022-12-052023-07-24Bibliographically approved