Physically constrained quantum clock-driven dynamics

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2409.02857v3
• Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2025 08:20:55 GMT
• Title: Physically constrained quantum clock-driven dynamics
• Authors: Lea Lautenbacher, Giovanni Spaventa, Dario Cilluffo, Susana F. Huelga, Martin B. Plenio,
• Abstract summary: A clock-equipped control element dictates which interaction Hamiltonian governs the system-reservoir interactions at specific times.<n>In this study, we begin with such an idealized model for a clock and systematically relax its main assumptions to develop a more realistic framework.<n>Our approach yields a simplified yet physically consistent description of clock dynamics, enabling the analysis of deviations from ideal time-keeping.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Thermal machines are physical systems designed to convert thermal energy into practical work through cyclic state transformations. A key component in such a machine is a clock-equipped control element that dictates which interaction Hamiltonian governs the system-reservoir interactions at specific times, while itself remaining unaffected. However, in the context of quantum dynamics, it is well known that maintaining perfect isolation is practically impossible, except under highly idealized conditions. In this study, we begin with such an idealized model for a clock and systematically relax its main assumptions to develop a more realistic framework. Our approach yields a simplified yet physically consistent description of clock dynamics, enabling the analysis of deviations from ideal time-keeping, which we interpret as clock degradation. We introduce a continuous time operator to derive a lower bound on this degradation, grounded in a generalized time-energy uncertainty relation. These results highlight trade-offs between clock performance and energy uncertainty in physically realizable control schemes.

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