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Geometric Power Capacity of Coherent Ergotropy in Quantum Batteries

Quantum Physics 2026-07-18 v1

Abstract

We explore coherent ergotropy extraction in quantum batteries from a resource-geometric point of view. For an initial state ρ\rho, we quantify the coherent extraction process by the coherent ergotropy Ec(ρ)\mathcal{E}_c(\rho) and the coherent extraction distance Dcext(ρ)D_c^{\rm ext}(\rho) between the active state σρ\sigma_\rho and the passive state PρP_\rho. This defines the geometric power capacity Πc(ρ)=Ec(ρ)/Dcext(ρ)\Pi_c(\rho)=\mathcal{E}_c(\rho)/D_c^{\rm ext}(\rho), which measures the coherent ergotropy released unit minimal unitary distance. We prove that, for any driving Hamiltonian satisfying Vtν\|V_t\|\leq\nu, the actual coherent discharging power is bounded by Pcext(ρ;Vt)νΠc(ρ)P_c^{\rm ext}(\rho;V_t)\leq \nu\Pi_c(\rho), showing that Πc(ρ)\Pi_c(\rho) is a capacity under unit driving norm rather than the power of a particular protocol. General bounds on Πc(ρ)\Pi_c(\rho) are derived by combining relative entropy bounds on coherent ergotropy with geometric bounds on the coherent extraction distance. We also formulate coherence measure induced bounds and protocol-corrected capacities involving the effective speed of a given Hamiltonian. Qubit and qutrit examples demonstrate that Πc(ρ)\Pi_c(\rho) captures a resource-geometric feature of coherent discharging beyond coherent ergotropy or coherence measures alone.

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@article{arxiv.2607.16645,
  title  = {Geometric Power Capacity of Coherent Ergotropy in Quantum Batteries},
  author = {Dong-Ping Xuan and Zhi-Xi Wang and Shao-Ming Fei},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.16645},
  year   = {2026}
}