Optimal estimation of quantum boundary effect in cosmic string space-time

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2607.04295v1
• Date: Sun, 05 Jul 2026 13:13:13 GMT
• Title: Optimal estimation of quantum boundary effect in cosmic string space-time
• Abstract summary: The presence of a cosmic string modifies vacuum fluctuations, making the evolution of a two-level polarizable atom position dependent.<n>We show that these quantum boundary effects can be estimated by performing a sequence of $N$ measurements on a single probe atom.
• Score: 1.3475585151968528
• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: The presence of a cosmic string modifies vacuum fluctuations, making the evolution of a two-level polarizable atom position dependent. Such modifications produce effects on the atomic dynamics analogous to those induced by a reflecting boundary. We show that these quantum boundary effects can be estimated by performing a sequence of $N$ measurements on a single probe atom. For a fixed total probe time, the precision limit is attained by preparing each probe in its optimal initial state, performing the corresponding optimal measurement, and shortening the probe time of each probe. The optimal measurement is uniquely determined by the probe's initial state, and the precision limit obtained with the atom initially in the excited state is four times higher than that for an equal-weight superposition state. The estimation precision displays damped oscillatory behavior as the atom-boundary or atom-string separation increases. While polarization parallel to the reflecting boundary is always optimal in the boundary case, the optimal polarization in cosmic-string space-time depends on both the atom-string separation and the deficit angle. For small deficit angles and sufficiently large separations, polarization along the cosmic-string direction becomes inferior to the other polarization directions.

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