Quantum Fluctuation Theorem for Arbitrary Measurement and Feedback Schemes

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2306.12281v2
• Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 18:04:31 GMT
• Title: Quantum Fluctuation Theorem for Arbitrary Measurement and Feedback Schemes
• Authors: Kacper Prech, Patrick P. Potts,
• Abstract summary: We derive a novel fluctuation theorem and the associated second law of information thermodynamics. In our second law, the entropy production is bounded by the coarse-grained entropy production which is inferrable from the measurement outcomes. We illustrate our results by a qubit undergoing discrete and continuous measurement, where our approach provides a useful bound on the entropy production for all measurement strengths.
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• Abstract: Fluctuation theorems and the second law of thermodynamics are powerful relations constraining the behavior of out-of-equilibrium systems. While there exist generalizations of these relations to feedback controlled quantum systems, their applicability is limited, in particular when considering strong and continuous measurements. In this letter, we overcome this shortcoming by deriving a novel fluctuation theorem, and the associated second law of information thermodynamics, which remain applicable in arbitrary feedback control scenarios. In our second law, the entropy production is bounded by the coarse-grained entropy production which is inferrable from the measurement outcomes, an experimentally accessible quantity that does not diverge even under strong continuous measurements. We illustrate our results by a qubit undergoing discrete and continuous measurement, where our approach provides a useful bound on the entropy production for all measurement strengths.

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