Quantum thermodynamic uncertainty relation for continuous measurement
Abstract
We use quantum estimation theory to derive a thermodynamic uncertainty relation in Markovian open quantum systems, which bounds the fluctuation of continuous measurements. The derived quantum thermodynamic uncertainty relation holds for arbitrary continuous measurements satisfying a scaling condition. We derive two relations; the first relation bounds the fluctuation by the dynamical activity and the second one does so by the entropy production. We apply our bounds to a two-level atom driven by a laser field and a three-level quantum thermal machine with jump and diffusion measurements. Our result shows that there exists a universal bound upon the fluctuations, regardless of continuous measurements.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1911.11982,
title = {Quantum thermodynamic uncertainty relation for continuous measurement},
author = {Yoshihiko Hasegawa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.11982},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
6 pages, 3 figures; 10 pages of supplemental material with 2 figures