Experimental Catalytic Amplification of Asymmetry
Abstract
The manipulation and transformation of quantum resources are key parts of quantum mechanics. Among them, asymmetry is one of the most useful operational resources, which is widely used in quantum clocks, quantum metrology, and other tasks. Recent studies have shown that the asymmetry of quantum states can be significantly amplified with the assistance of correlating catalysts which are finite-dimensional auxiliaries. In the experiment, we perform translationally invariant operations, ensuring that the asymmetric resources of the entire system remain non-increasing, on a composite system composed of a catalytic system and a quantum system. The experimental results demonstrate an asymmetry amplification of 0.0172\pm0.0022 in the system following the catalytic process. Our work showcases the potential of quantum catalytic processes and is expected to inspire further research in the field of quantum resource theories.
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@article{arxiv.2409.03217,
title = {Experimental Catalytic Amplification of Asymmetry},
author = {Chao Zhang and Xiao-Min Hu and Feng Ding and Xue-Yuan Hu and Yu Guo and Bi-Heng Liu and Yun-Feng Huang and Chuan-Feng Li and Guang-Can Guo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.03217},
year = {2025}
}
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17pages,7figures