Entropy production in the quantum walk
Quantum Physics
2020-04-13 v1 Atomic Physics
Abstract
We explore the notion of generated entropy in open quantum systems. We focus on the study of the discrete-time quantum walk on the line, from the entropy production perspective. We argue that the evolution of the coin can be modeled as an open two-level system that exchanges energy with the lattice at some effective temperature that depends on the initial state. The entropy balance shows that there is a positive entropy production during the evolution, in accordance with the second law of thermodynamics.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2004.04850,
title = {Entropy production in the quantum walk},
author = {Andrés Vallejo and Alejandro Romanelli and Raúl Donangelo and Renato Portugal},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2004.04850},
year = {2020}
}