Thermodynamics of Quantum Measurement and the Demon's Arrow of Time

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2205.08031v2
• Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2022 17:26:21 GMT
• Title: Thermodynamics of Quantum Measurement and the Demon's Arrow of Time
• Authors: Kagan Yanik, Bibek Bhandari, Sreenath K. Manikandan, and Andrew N. Jordan
• Abstract summary: We discuss the thermodynamic aspects of a qubit based device powered by weak quantum measurements and feedback controlled by a quantum Maxwell's demon. We derive the exact finite-time statistics of work, heat and entropy changes along individual quantum trajectories of the quantum measurement process.
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• Abstract: We discuss the thermodynamic aspects of a single qubit based device, powered by weak quantum measurements, 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 including 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.

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