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Matrix Thermodynamic Uncertainty Relation for Non-Abelian Charge Transport

Quantum Physics 2026-01-01 v1

Abstract

Thermodynamic uncertainty relations (TURs) bound the precision of currents by entropy production, but quantum transport of noncommuting (non-Abelian) charges challenges standard formulations because different charge components cannot be monitored within a single classical frame. We derive a process-level matrix TUR starting from the operational entropy production Σ=D(ρSEρS ⁣ ⁣ρE)\Sigma = D(\rho'_{SE}\|\rho'_S\!\otimes\!\rho_E). Isolating the experimentally accessible bath divergence Dbath=D(ρEρE)D_{\mathrm{bath}}=D(\rho'_E\|\rho_E), we prove a fully nonlinear, saturable lower bound valid for arbitrary current vectors Δq\Delta q: DbathB(Δq,V,V)D_{\mathrm{bath}} \ge B(\Delta q,V,V'), where the bound depends only on the transported-charge signal Δq\Delta q and the pre/post collision covariance matrices VV and VV'. In the small-fluctuation regime Dbath12ΔqTV1Δq+O(Δq4)D_{\mathrm{bath}}\geq\frac12\,\Delta q^{\mathsf T}V^{-1}\Delta q+O(\|\Delta q\|^4), while beyond linear response it remains accurate. Numerical strong-coupling qubit collisions illustrate the bound and demonstrate near-saturation across broad parameter ranges using only local measurements on the bath probe.

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@article{arxiv.2512.24956,
  title  = {Matrix Thermodynamic Uncertainty Relation for Non-Abelian Charge Transport},
  author = {Domingos S. P. Salazar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.24956},
  year   = {2026}
}