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Decoherence of a quantum system (which then starts to display classical features) results from the interaction of the system with the environment, and is well described in the framework of the theory of continuous quantum measurements…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-12-17 Michael B. Mensky

When one performs a continuous measurement, whether on a classical or quantum system, the measurement provides a certain average rate at which one becomes certain about the state of the system. For a quantum system this is an average rate…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Kurt Jacobs

Quantum measurement is universal for quantum computation. This universality allows alternative schemes to the traditional three-step organisation of quantum computation: initial state preparation, unitary transformation, measurement. In…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-09-08 Simon Perdrix , Philippe Jorrand

Quantum computing could impact various industries, with the automotive industry with many computational challenges, from optimizing supply chains and manufacturing to vehicle engineering, being particularly promising. This chapter…

Quantum chemistry is among the most promising applications of quantum computing, offering the potential to solve complex electronic structure problems more efficiently than classical approaches. A critical component of any quantum algorithm…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-06-02 Smik Patel , Praveen Jayakumar , Tzu-Ching Yen , Artur F. Izmaylov

Measurement-based quantum heat engines have attracted significant interest as alternatives to conventional thermal engines, as they replace the hot thermal reservoir with quantum measurements, thereby offering greater controllability and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-22 Arunabha Das , Sayan Mondal , Debarupa Saha , Ujjwal Sen

Quantum coherence provides a controllable thermodynamic resource that can raise or lower the effective temperature of a cavity mode, enabling efficiency tuning in quantum heat engines. Here, we derive analytic expressions for the effective…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-07 Hui Wang , Yusef Maleki , William J. Munro , Marlan O. Scully

We examine the role of diagnostic quantum measurements on the work statistics of a finite-time quantum Otto heat engine operated in the steady-state. We consider three pointer-based measurement schemes that differ in the number of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-08-29 Rahul Shastri , B. Prasanna Venkatesh

This document explores the potential of quantum computing in Thermal Science. Conceived as a living document, it will be continuously updated with experimental findings and insights for the research community in Thermal Science. By…

This paper discusses fully coherent quantum feedback control, in which the sensors, controller, and actuators are quantum systems and interact coherently with the system to be controlled: as a result, the entire feedback loop is coherent.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Seth Lloyd

Applications of quantum mechanics rely on the accuracy of reading and writing data. This requires accurate measurements and preparations of the quantum states. I show that accurate measurements and preparations are impossible if the total…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-06 Ovidiu Cristinel Stoica

Since its discovery, quantum theory has proven to be one of the most precise theories ever made. Measurement processes, however, do not seem to be governed by the unitary law of quantum mechanics, and one can ask if the theory is complete.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-04-15 Thiago Guerreiro , Fernando Monteiro

The quantum mechanical measurement process is considered. A hypothetical concept of irrational dynamical variables is proposed. A possible definition of measurement is discussed along with a mathematical method to calculate experimental…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-07-09 Christopher Engelhardt

Two testable schemes for quantum heat engines are investigated under the quantization framework of noncommutative (NC) quantum mechanics (QM). By identifying the phenomenological connection between the phase-space NC driving parameters and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-06-20 Jonas F. G. Santos , Alex E. Bernardini

The inexorable miniaturisation of technologies, the relentless drive to improve efficiency and the enticing prospect of boosting performance through quantum effects are all compelling reasons to investigate microscopic machines. Thermal…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-10-18 Mark T. Mitchison

In this paper, we present a collection of results on the observability of quantum mechanical systems, in the case the output is the result of a discrete nonselective measurement. By defining an effective observable we extend previous…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 D. D'Alessandro , R. Romano

There are new detector proposals and R&D that utilize quantum enhancements not previously adopted. Examples include superconducting quantum sensors, atom interferometry, and quantum spin sensors. They are mainly motivated by industrial…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-08-15 Masashi Hazumi

The standard model of the quantum theory of measurement is based on an interaction Hamiltonian in which the observable-to-be-measured is multiplied with some observable of a probe system. This simple Ansatz has proved extremely fruitful in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-30 Paul Busch , Pekka Lahti

The question of whether quantum coherence is a resource beneficial or detrimental to the performance of quantum heat engines has been thoroughly studied but remains undecided. To isolate the contribution of coherence, we analyze the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-02-01 Stefan Aimet , Hyukjoon Kwon

To begin with, some of the conundrums concerning Quantum Mechanics and its interpretation(s) are recalled. Subsequently, a sketch of the "ETH-Approach to Quantum Mechanics" is presented. This approach yields a logically coherent quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-06-11 Juerg Froehlich