Ticking clocks in quantum theory

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2306.01829v1
• Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2023 18:00:01 GMT
• Title: Ticking clocks in quantum theory
• Authors: Ralph Silva, Nuriya Nurgalieva, Henrik Wilming
• Abstract summary: We show that for finite systems a single natural principle serves to distinguish what we understand as ticking clocks from time-keeping systems in general. We describe the most general form of the dynamics of such a clock, and discuss the additional simplifications to go from a general ticking clock to models encountered in literature.
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• Abstract: We present a derivation of the structure and dynamics of a ticking clock by showing that for finite systems a single natural principle serves to distinguish what we understand as ticking clocks from time-keeping systems in general. As a result we recover the bipartite structure of such a clock: that the information about ticks is a classical degree of freedom. We describe the most general form of the dynamics of such a clock, and discuss the additional simplifications to go from a general ticking clock to models encountered in literature. The resultant framework encompasses various recent research results despite their apparent differences. Finally, we introduce the information theory of ticking clocks, distinguishing their abstract information content and the actually accessible information.

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