Finite-Size Effects in Quantum Metrology at Strong Coupling: Microscopic vs Phenomenological Approaches

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2507.19994v1
• Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2025 16:20:38 GMT
• Title: Finite-Size Effects in Quantum Metrology at Strong Coupling: Microscopic vs Phenomenological Approaches
• Authors: Ali Pedram, Özgür E. Müstecaplıoğlu,
• Abstract summary: We study the ultimate precision limits of a spin chain, strongly coupled to a heat bath, for measuring a general parameter.<n>We show that neglecting finite-size effects leads to considerable errors in ultimate precision bounds for equilibrium thermometry.
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• Abstract: We study the ultimate precision limits of a spin chain, strongly coupled to a heat bath, for measuring a general parameter and report the results for specific cases of magnetometry and thermometry. Employing a full polaron transform, we derive the effective Hamiltonian and obtain analytical expressions for the quantum Fisher information (QFI) of equilibrium states in both weak coupling (WC) and strong coupling (SC) regimes for a general parameter, explicitly accounting for finite-size (FS) effects. Furthermore, we utilize Hill's nanothermodynamics to calculate an effective QFI expression at SC. Our results reveal a potential advantage of SC for thermometry at low temperatures and demonstrate enhanced magnetometric precision through control of the anisotropy parameter. Crucially, we show that neglecting FS effects leads to considerable errors in ultimate precision bounds for equilibrium thermometry. This work also highlights the inadequacy of phenomenological approaches in describing the metrological capability and thermodynamic behavior of systems at SC. Additionally, we demonstrate the effect of bath on system's phase transition at SC.

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