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A quantum master equation (QME) is derived for the many-body density matrix of an open current-carrying system weakly coupled to two metal leads. The dynamics and the steady-state properties of the system for arbitrary bias are studied…

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In this paper, we establish a general theoretical framework for the description of continuous quantum measurements and the statistics of the results of such measurements. The framework concerns the measurement of an arbitrary quantum system…

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We present strictly efficient schemes for scalable measurement-based quantum computing using continuous-variable systems: These schemes are based on suitable non-Gaussian resource states, ones that can be prepared using interactions of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-05-30 Matthias Ohliger , Jens Eisert

Maximum entropy inference and learning of graphical models are pivotal tasks in learning theory and optimization. This work extends algorithms for these problems, including generalized iterative scaling (GIS) and gradient descent (GD), to…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-07-17 Minbo Gao , Zhengfeng Ji , Fuchao Wei

Continuous-variable quantum systems are foundational to quantum computation, communication, and sensing. While traditional representations using wave functions or density matrices are often impractical, the tomographic picture of quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-17 Liubov A. Markovich , Xiaoyu Liu , Jordi Tura

We provide a general construction of quantum generalized master equations with memory kernel leading to well defined, that is completely positive and trace preserving, time evolutions. The approach builds on an operator generalization of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-12-15 Bassano Vacchini

Non-Hermitian quantum metrology, an emerging field at the intersection of quantum estimation and non-Hermitian physics, holds promise for revolutionizing precision measurement. Here, we present a comprehensive investigation of non-Hermitian…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-17 Xinglei Yu , Xinzhi Zhao , Liangsheng Li , Xiao-Min Hu , Xiangmei Duan , Haidong Yuan , Chengjie Zhang

We investigate measures of non-Markovianity in open quantum systems governed by Gaussian free fermionic dynamics. Standard indicators of non-Markovian behavior, such as the BLP and LFS measures, are revisited in this context. We show that…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-01 Giuliano Chiriacò

Bayesian inference is a widely used technique for real-time characterization of quantum systems. It excels in experimental characterization in the low data regime, and when the measurements have degrees of freedom. A decisive factor for its…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-10 Alexandra Ramôa , Raffaele Santagati , Nathan Wiebe

We investigate a quantum thermometry scheme based collision model with Gaussian systems. A key open question of these schemes concerns the scaling of the Quantum Fisher Information (QFI) with the number of ancillae. In qubit-based…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-28 Gabriel O. Alves , Marcelo A. F. Santos , Gabriel T. Landi

We summarise important recent advances in quantum metrology, in connection to experiments in cold gases, trapped cold atoms and photons. First we review simple metrological setups, such as quantum metrology with spin squeezed states, with…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-01-27 Geza Toth , Iagoba Apellaniz

Gaussian quantum channels are relevant operations in continuous variable systems. In general, given an arbitrary state, the action on it is well-known provided that the quantum channels are completely characterized. In this work, we…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-05-20 Jonas F. G. Santos , Carlos H. S. Vieira , Wilder R. Cardoso

We derive ultimate precision bounds for estimating parameters encoded in \emph{time-dependent} Hamiltonians in the presence of general Markovian noise, allowing for arbitrary adaptive protocols with fast controls and noiseless ancillas.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-19 Luca Previdi , Francesco Albarelli

Ensuring the correct functioning of quantum error correction (QEC) circuits is crucial to achieve fault tolerance in realistic quantum processors subjected to noise. The first checkpoint for a fully operational QEC circuit is to create…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-04-14 Andrea Rodriguez-Blanco , Alejandro Bermudez , Markus Müller , Farid Shahandeh

Methods derived from the generalized quantum master equation (GQME) framework have provided the basis for elucidating energy and charge transfer in systems ranging from molecular solids to photosynthetic complexes. Recently, the…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2019-07-24 William C. Pfalzgraff , Andrés Montoya Castillo , Aaron Kelly , Thomas E. Markland

This paper provides a stabilizing preparation method for quantum Gaussian states by utilizing continuous measurement. The stochastic evolution of the open quantum system is described in terms of the quantum stochastic master equation. We…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-09-28 Liying Bao , Bo Qi , Daoyi Dong

Hybrid evolution protocols, composed of unitary dynamics and repeated, weak or projective measurements, give rise to new, intriguing quantum phenomena, including entanglement phase transitions and unconventional conformal invariance.…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2022-01-12 Y. Minoguchi , P. Rabl , M. Buchhold

We address local quantum estimation of bilinear Hamiltonians probed by Gaussian states. We evaluate the relevant quantum Fisher information (QFI) and derive the ultimate bound on precision. Upon maximizing the QFI we found that single- and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Roberto Gaiba , Matteo G A Paris

We study the equivalence between the recently proposed finite environment quantum jump model and a master equation approach. We derive microscopically the master equation for a qubit coupled to a finite bosonic environment and show that the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-12-09 Samu Suomela , Rui Sampaio , Tapio Ala-Nissila