Stochastic thermodynamics in the quantum regime: From quantum measurement to quantum trajectories
Abstract
This article sets up a new formalism to investigate stochastic thermodynamics of out-of-equilibrium quantum systems, where stochasticity primarily comes from quantum measurement. In the absence of any bath, we define a purely quantum component to heat exchange, that corresponds to energy fluctuations induced by measurement back-action. By providing a central position to quantum measurement, our formalism bridges the gap between quantum optics and quantum thermodynamics: Thermal signatures of measurement induced irreversibility are identified in a simple implementation of Jarzynski equality, while quantum thermodynamics sheds new light on textbook paradoxical trajectories in quantum optics.
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@article{arxiv.1603.07266,
title = {Stochastic thermodynamics in the quantum regime: From quantum measurement to quantum trajectories},
author = {Cyril Elouard and David Herrera Marti and Maxime Clusel and Alexia Auffèves},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1603.07266},
year = {2016}
}
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This article has been withdrawn by the authors to be replaced by a new version available at: arXiv:1607.02404