A thermodynamically consistent approach to the energy costs of quantum measurements

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2402.16037v4
• Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 08:02:08 GMT
• Title: A thermodynamically consistent approach to the energy costs of quantum measurements
• Authors: Camille L Latune, Cyril Elouard,
• Abstract summary: We show a general microscopic model for a quantum measuring apparatus comprising a quantum probe coupled to a thermal bath. We exploit the properties of the thermal bath which redundantly records the measurement result in its degrees of freedom. We show that it is possible to perform a thermodynamically reversible measurement, thus reaching the minimal work expenditure.
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• Abstract: Considering a general microscopic model for a quantum measuring apparatus comprising a quantum probe coupled to a thermal bath, we analyze the energetic resources necessary for the realization of a quantum measurement, which includes the creation of system-apparatus correlations, the irreversible transition to a statistical mixture of definite outcomes, and the apparatus resetting. Crucially, we do not resort to another quantum measurement to capture the emergence of objective measurement results, but rather exploit the properties of the thermal bath which redundantly records the measurement result in its degrees of freedom, naturally implementing the paradigm of quantum Darwinism. In practice, this model allows us to perform a quantitative thermodynamic analysis for the measurement process. From the expression of the second law, we show how the minimal required work depends on the energy variation of the system being measured plus information-theoretic quantities characterizing the performance of the measurement -- efficiency and completeness. Additionally, we show that it is possible to perform a thermodynamically reversible measurement, thus reaching the minimal work expenditure, and provide the corresponding protocol. Finally, for finite-time measurement protocols, we illustrate the increasing work cost induced by rising entropy production inherent of finite-time thermodynamic processes. This highlights an emerging trade-off between velocity of the measurement and work cost, on top of a trade-off between efficiency of the measurement and work cost.

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