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Quantum decoherence plays a pivotal role in the dynamical description of the quantum-to-classical transition and is the main impediment to the realization of devices for quantum information processing. This paper gives an overview of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-11-15 Maximilian Schlosshauer

Quantum physics and biology have long been regarded as unrelated disciplines, describing nature at the inanimate microlevel on the one hand and living species on the other hand. Over the last decades the life sciences have succeeded in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-02-20 Markus Arndt , Thomas Juffmann , Vlatko Vedral

The control of individual quantum systems is now a reality in a variety of physical settings. Feedback control is an important class of control methods because of its ability to reduce the effects of noise. In this review we give an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-08-01 Jing Zhang , Yu-xi Liu , Re-Bing Wu , Kurt Jacobs , Franco Nori

Quantum coherence and quantum correlations are of fundamental and practical significance for the development of quantum mechanics.They are also cornerstones of quantum computation and quantum communication theory. Searching physically…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-12-18 Ming-Liang Hu , Xueyuan Hu , Jie-Ci Wang , Yi Peng , Yu-Ran Zhang , Heng Fan

Rotations of microscale rigid bodies exhibit pronounced quantum phenomena that do not exist for their center-of-mass motion. By levitating nanoparticles in ultra-high vacuum, researchers are developing a promising platform for observing and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-08-02 Benjamin A. Stickler , Klaus Hornberger , M. S. Kim

The last two decades has seen quantum thermodynamics become a well established field of research in its own right. In that time, it has demonstrated a remarkably broad applicability, ranging from providing foundational advances in the…

Quantum coherence is one of the key features that fuels applications for which quantum mechanics exceeds the power of classical physics. This explains the considerable efforts that were undertaken to quantify coherence via quantum resource…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-05-19 Michele Masini , Thomas Theurer , Martin B. Plenio

Quantum communication is built on a set of disruptive concepts and technologies. It is driven by fascinating physics and by promising applications. It requires a new mix of competencies, from telecom engineering to theoretical physics, from…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-07-26 Nicolas Gisin , Rob Thew

The applications of spin-based quantum sensors to measurements probing fundamental physics are surveyed. Experimental methods and technologies developed for quantum information science have rapidly advanced in recent years, and these tools…

Quantum computing comes with the potential to push computational boundaries in various domains including, e.g., cryptography, simulation, optimization, and machine learning. Exploiting the principles of quantum mechanics, new algorithms can…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-23 Julian Berberich , Robert L. Kosut , Thomas Schulte-Herbrüggen

In this note is touched upon an application of quantum information science (QIS) in nanotechnology area. The laws of quantum mechanics may be very important for nano-scale objects. A problem with simulating of quantum systems is well known…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-05-11 Alexander Yu. Vlasov

The primary consideration in developing new material platforms for quantum applications is to optimize coherence. Despite its importance, decoherence processes remains challenging to experimentally interrogate and quantify. In this…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-25 Albert Liu , Matthew W. Day , Steven T. Cundiff

Coherent control, aka quantum control, is a central concept in quantum computing that is attracting increasing attention from both the quantum foundations and quantum software communities. Defining coherent control in the presence of…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2026-03-02 Kathleen Barsse , Romain Péchoux , Simon Perdrix

Quantum coherence quantifies the amount of superposition in a quantum system, and is the reason and resource behind several phenomena and technologies. It depends on the natural basis in which the quantum state of the system is expressed,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-08-13 Ingita Banerjee , Kornikar Sen , Chirag Srivastava , Ujjwal Sen

In this paper, we examine the state art of quantum computing and analyze its potential effects in scientific computing and cybersecurity. Additionally, a non-technical description of the mechanics of the listed form of computing is provided…

Popular Physics · Physics 2021-05-21 Giovanny Espitia

Molecular science is governed by the dynamics of electrons, atomic nuclei, and their interaction with electromagnetic fields. A reliable physicochemical understanding of these processes is crucial for the design and synthesis of chemicals…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-03-21 Hongbin Liu , Guang Hao Low , Damian S. Steiger , Thomas Häner , Markus Reiher , Matthias Troyer

The decoherence of quantum states defines the transition between the quantum world and classical physics. Decoherence or, analogously, quantum mechanical collapse events pose fundamental questions regarding the interpretation of quantum…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-09-24 P. Bredol , H. Boschker , D. Braak , J. Mannhart

Decoherence is an essential mechanism that defines the boundary between classical and quantum behaviours, while imposing technological bounds for quantum devices. Little is known about quantum coherence of mechanical systems, as opposed to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-10-26 Olivier Maillet , Frantisek Vavrek , Andrew D. Fefferman , Olivier Bourgeois , Eddy Collin

Advances in quantum technologies are giving rise to a revolution in the way fundamental physics questions are explored at the empirical level. At the same time, they are the seeds for future disruptive technological applications of quantum…

Quantum states are described by wave functions whose phases cannot be directly measured, but which play a vital role in quantum effects such as interference and entanglement. The loss of the relative phase information, termed decoherence,…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2019-12-20 Jia Chen , Cong Hu , John F. Stanton , Stephen Hill , Hai-Ping Cheng , Xiao-Guang Zhang