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We present a theory of quantum work statistics in generic chaotic, disordered Fermi liquid systems within a driven random matrix formalism. By extending P. W. Anderson's orthogonality determinant formula to compute quantum work…

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We present a new primitive for quantum algorithms that implements a discrete Hermite transform efficiently, in time that depends logarithmically in both the dimension and the inverse of the allowable error. This transform, which maps basis…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-07 Siddhartha Jain , Vishnu Iyer , Rolando D. Somma , Ning Bao , Stephen P. Jordan

For N-mode light described by the Wigner function of generic Gaussian form the photon distribution function is obtained explicitly and expressed in terms of Hermite polynomial of $2N$ variables with equal pairs of indices.The mean values…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-22 V. V. Dodonov , O. V. Man'ko , V. I. Man'ko

A study on a method for the establishment of a phase space representation of quantum theory is presented. The approach utilizes the properties of Gaussian distribution, the properties of Hermite polynomials, Fourier analysis and the current…

To understand quantum optics experiments, we must perform calculations that consider the principal sources of noise, such as losses, spectral impurity and partial distinguishability. In both discrete and continuous variable systems, these…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-15 Jacob F. F. Bulmer , Javier Martínez-Cifuentes , Bryn A. Bell , Nicolás Quesada

In order to investigate the role of initial quantum coherence in work probability distribution, it is necessary to explicitly consider a concrete measurement apparatus to record work rather than implicitly appealing to perform an energy…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-29 Bao-Ming Xu , Jian Zou , Zhan-Chun Tu

The statistics of work performed on a system by a sudden random quench is investigated. Considering systems with finite dimensional Hilbert spaces we model a sudden random quench by randomly choosing elements from a Gaussian unitary…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-05-31 Marcin Łobejko , Jerzy Łuczka , Peter Talkner

The photon density operator function is used to calculate light beam propagation through turbulent atmosphere. A kinetic equation for the photon distribution function is derived and solved using the method of characteristics. Optical wave…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 G. P. Berman , A. A. Chumak

The review of the following results of the Refs. \cite{Sem} - \cite{Ans} is presented: For mixed state light of $N$-mode electromagnetic field described by Wigner function which has generic Gaussian form the photon distribution function is…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 V. I. Man'ko

The theory of quantum propagator and time--dependent integrals of motion in quantum optics is reviewed as well as the properties of Wigner function, Q--function, and coherent state representation. Propagators and wave functions of a free…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-28 V. I. Man'ko

We investigated the estimation of an unknown Gaussian process (containing displacement, squeezing and phase-shift) applied to a matter system. The state of the matter system is not directly measured; instead, we measure an optical mode…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-08-09 László Ruppert , Radim Filip

In this article we introduce a quasiprobability distribution of work that is based on the Wigner function. This construction rests on the idea that the work done on an isolated system can be coherently measured by coupling the system to a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-11-03 Federico Cerisola , Franco Mayo , Augusto J. Roncaglia

We report on the experimental measurement of the work statistics of a genuinely open quantum system using a quantum computer. Such measurement has remained elusive thus far due to the inherent difficulty in measuring the total energy change…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-02-19 Lindsay Bassman Oftelie , Michele Campisi

Quantum optical measurement techniques offer a rich avenue for quantum control of mechanical oscillators via cavity optomechanics. In particular, a powerful yet little explored combination utilizes optical measurements to perform heralded…

Quantum mechanical particles in a confining potential interfere with each other while undergoing thermodynamic processes far from thermal equilibrium. By evaluating the corresponding transition probabilities between many-particle…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2014-12-16 Zongping Gong , Sebastian Deffner , H. T. Quan

The intensity distribution of the Husimi function (HF) and the squared modulus of the Wigner function (WF) are detected in the phase space of an astigmatic optical processor. These results, obtained in the laboratory, are compared against…

Optics · Physics 2015-12-29 J. R. Moya-Cessa , L. R. Berriel-Valdos , H. M. Moya-Cessa

We obtain a positive probability distribution or Q-function for an arbitrary fermionic many-body system. This is different to previous Q-function proposals, which were either restricted to a subspace of the overall Hilbert space, or used…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-03-27 Laura E. C. Rosales-Zarate , P. D. Drummond

The celebrated Hong--Ou--Mandel effect illustrates the richness of two-photon interferometry. In this work, we demonstrate that this extends to the realm of time-frequency interferometry. Taking advantage of the mathematical analogy which…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-03 Nicolas Fabre , Ulysse Chabaud

We derive the distribution function of work performed by a harmonic force acting on a uniformly dragged Brownian particle subjected to a rotational torque. Following the Onsager and Machlup's functional integral approach, we obtain the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2016-01-29 Bappa Saha , Sutapa Mukherji

We investigate the formulation of work distributions for quantum scalar fields in static curved spacetimes by extending the Ramsey interferometric protocol originally developed in previous works for flat spacetimes. The use of Unruh-DeWitt…

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