Conditional channel entropy sets fundamental limits on thermodynamic quantum information processing

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2604.01217v1
• Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:56:12 GMT
• Title: Conditional channel entropy sets fundamental limits on thermodynamic quantum information processing
• Abstract summary: We quantify the interplay within the resource theory of athermality for bipartite quantum channels in the presence of a side channel acting as memory.<n>For channels with trivial output Hamiltonians, we characterize the optimal one-shot rates for distilling the identity gate from a given channel.<n>We establish the conditional channel entropy as a primitive information-theoretic concept for quantum processes.
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• Abstract: The thermodynamic resourcefulness of quantum channels primarily depends on their underlying causal structure and their ability to generate quantum correlations. We quantify this interplay within the resource theory of athermality for bipartite quantum channels in the presence of a side channel acting as memory, referred to as the resource theory of conditional athermality. For channels with trivial output Hamiltonians, we characterize the optimal one-shot rates for distilling the identity gate from a given channel, as well as the cost of simulating the channel using the identity gate, under conditional Gibbs-preserving superchannels. We show that these rates have a direct trade-off relation with the conditional channel entropies, attributing operational significance to signaling in quantum processes. Furthermore, we establish an equipartition property for the conditional channel min-entropy for classes of channels that are either tele-covariant or no-signaling from the non-conditioning input to the conditioning output. As a consequence, we demonstrate asymptotic reversibility of the resource theory for these channels. The asymptotic conditional athermality capacity of a tele-covariant channel is half the superdense coding capacity of its Choi state. Our work establishes the conditional channel entropy as a primitive information-theoretic concept for quantum processes, elucidating its potential for wider applications in quantum information science.

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