Work extraction from unknown quantum sources

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2209.11076v3
• Date: Tue, 30 May 2023 07:30:04 GMT
• Title: Work extraction from unknown quantum sources
• Authors: Dominik \v{S}afr\'anek, Dario Rosa, Felix Binder
• Abstract summary: In quantum physics, ergotropy measures the amount of work extractable under cyclic Hamiltonian control. Here, we derive a new notion of ergotropy applicable when nothing is known about the quantum states produced by the source. We find that in this case the extracted work is defined by the Boltzmann and observational entropy, in cases where the measurement outcomes are, or are not, used in the work extraction.
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• Abstract: Energy extraction is a central task in thermodynamics. In quantum physics, ergotropy measures the amount of work extractable under cyclic Hamiltonian control. As its full extraction requires perfect knowledge of the initial state, however, it does not characterize the work value of unknown or untrusted quantum sources. Fully characterizing such sources would require quantum tomography, which is prohibitively costly in experiments due to the exponential growth of required measurements and operational limitations. Here, we therefore derive a new notion of ergotropy applicable when nothing is known about the quantum states produced by the source, apart from what can be learned by performing only a single type of coarse-grained measurement. We find that in this case the extracted work is defined by the Boltzmann and observational entropy, in cases where the measurement outcomes are, or are not, used in the work extraction, respectively. This notion of ergotropy represents a realistic measure of extractable work, which can be used as the relevant figure of merit to characterize a quantum battery.

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