Partial Collapse and Ensemble Invariance under Continuous Quantum Measurement
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2512.22235v1
- Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:46:17 GMT
- Title: Partial Collapse and Ensemble Invariance under Continuous Quantum Measurement
- Authors: Shalender Singh, Santosh Kumar,
- Abstract summary: In driven-dissipative quantum systems, continuous measurement can extract information without disturbing the physical steady-state ensemble.<n>Our results clarify how information gain and measurement backaction can be dynamically decoupled in open quantum systems.
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- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Abstract: Wavefunction collapse is often regarded as an unavoidable consequence of quantum measurement. Here we show that in driven-dissipative quantum systems, continuous measurement can extract information without disturbing the physical steady-state ensemble. Using the stochastic master equation formalism, we identify measurement-invariant steady states whose unconditional density matrix remains unchanged under continuous monitoring, despite the presence of measurement-induced collapse at the level of individual quantum trajectories. This separation between conditional collapse and ensemble invariance leads to a regime of partial collapse, in which measurement-induced localization is transient and continuously counteracted by dissipation and drive. We establish a necessary and sufficient condition for steady-state invariance under continuous measurement and show-that it holds over a finite range of measurement strengths. Our results clarify how information gain and measurement backaction can be dynamically decoupled in open quantum systems, with implications for continuous quantum sensing and the foundations of nonprojective measurement.
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