In this review article we revisit and spell out the details of previous work on how Berry phase can be used to construct a precision quantum thermometer. An important advantage of such a scheme is that there is no need for the thermometer to acquire thermal equilibrium with the sample. This reduces measurement times and avoids precision limitations. We also review how such methods can be used to detect the Unruh effect.
@article{arxiv.1405.5918,
title = {Quantum Thermometry},
author = {Robert B. Mann and Eduardo Martin-Martinez},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1405.5918},
year = {2014}
}