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Covariant versions of Margolus-Levitin Theorem

High Energy Physics - Theory 2008-05-29 v1

Abstract

The Margolus-Levitin Theorem is a limitation on the minimal evolving time of a quantum system from its initial state to its orthogonal state. It also supplies a bound on the maximal operations or events can occur within a volume of spacetime. We compare Margolus-Levitin Theorem with other form of limitation on minimal evolving time, and present covariant versions of Margolus-Levitin Theorem in special and general relativity respectively. The relation among entropy bound, maximum information flow and computational limit are discussed, by applying the covariant versions of Margolus-Levitin Theorem.

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@article{arxiv.0805.4250,
  title  = {Covariant versions of Margolus-Levitin Theorem},
  author = {Qiaojun Cao and Yi-Xin Chen and Jian-Long Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0805.4250},
  year   = {2008}
}

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11 pages, 1 figure, revtex