Hidden Quantum Memory: Is Memory There When Somebody Looks?

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2204.08298v4
• Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 01:55:50 GMT
• Title: Hidden Quantum Memory: Is Memory There When Somebody Looks?
• Authors: Philip Taranto and Thomas J. Elliott and Simon Milz
• Abstract summary: In classical physics, memoryless dynamics and Markovian statistics are one and the same. This is not true for quantum dynamics, first and foremost because quantum measurements are invasive. We establish the existence of Markovian statistics gathered by probing a quantum process that nevertheless fundamentally require memory for their creation.
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• Abstract: In classical physics, memoryless dynamics and Markovian statistics are one and the same. This is not true for quantum dynamics, first and foremost because quantum measurements are invasive. Going beyond measurement invasiveness, here we derive a novel distinction between classical and quantum processes, namely the possibility of hidden quantum memory. While Markovian statistics of classical processes can always be reproduced by a memoryless dynamical model, our main result shows that this is not true in quantum mechanics: We first provide an example of quantum non-Markovianity whose manifestation depends on whether or not a previous measurement is performed -- an impossible phenomenon for memoryless dynamics; we then strengthen this result by demonstrating statistics that are Markovian independent of how they are probed, but are nonetheless still incompatible with memoryless quantum dynamics. Thus, we establish the existence of Markovian statistics gathered by probing a quantum process that nevertheless fundamentally require memory for their creation.

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