Inducing Heat Reversal in a Three-Qubit Spin Chain

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2205.09300v1
• Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 03:09:03 GMT
• Title: Inducing Heat Reversal in a Three-Qubit Spin Chain
• Authors: Saleh Naghdi, Thomas Quella, Charles D. Hill
• Abstract summary: We propose a quantum system consisting of a chain of qubits, each in local Gibbs states, where only adjacent qubits are allowed to thermally interact. We demonstrate non-classical heat reversal for the special case of a three-qubit chain on a quantum computer.
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• Abstract: By the standard second law of thermodynamics, heat spontaneously flows from a hotter body to a colder body. However, quantum systems in which quantum correlations play a prominent role can exhibit a non-classical reversal of such heat flow. We propose a quantum system consisting of a chain of qubits, each in local Gibbs states, where only adjacent qubits are allowed to thermally interact. By controlling initial quantum correlations along the chain, we then demonstrate non-classical heat reversal for the special case of a three-qubit chain on a quantum computer. We explore multiple initial conditions for the spin chain to showcase exotic behaviour such as the preferential pumping of heat afforded by unequal initial correlations between adjacent pairs of qubits, reinforcing the role that initial correlations play in influencing the dynamics of heat flow.

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