We propose an operational framework to study the nonequilibrium thermodynamics of a quantum system S that is coupled to a detector D whose state is continuously monitored, allowing us to single out individual quantum trajectories of S. We focus on detailed fluctuation theorems and characterize the entropy production of the system. We establish fundamental differences with respect to the thermodynamics of unmonitored, unitarily evolved systems. We consider the paradigmatic example of circuit QED, where superconducting qubits can be coupled to a continuously monitored resonator and show numerical simulations using state-of-the-art experimental parameters.

Di Stefano P.G., Alonso J.J., Lutz E., Falci G., Paternostro M. (2018). Nonequilibrium thermodynamics of continuously measured quantum systems: A circuit QED implementation. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, 98(14) [10.1103/PhysRevB.98.144514].

Nonequilibrium thermodynamics of continuously measured quantum systems: A circuit QED implementation

Paternostro M.
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2018-10-17

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We propose an operational framework to study the nonequilibrium thermodynamics of a quantum system S that is coupled to a detector D whose state is continuously monitored, allowing us to single out individual quantum trajectories of S. We focus on detailed fluctuation theorems and characterize the entropy production of the system. We establish fundamental differences with respect to the thermodynamics of unmonitored, unitarily evolved systems. We consider the paradigmatic example of circuit QED, where superconducting qubits can be coupled to a continuously monitored resonator and show numerical simulations using state-of-the-art experimental parameters.
17-ott-2018
Di Stefano P.G., Alonso J.J., Lutz E., Falci G., Paternostro M. (2018). Nonequilibrium thermodynamics of continuously measured quantum systems: A circuit QED implementation. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, 98(14) [10.1103/PhysRevB.98.144514].
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