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The Wigner Entropy Production Rate
The characterization of irreversibility in general quantum processes is an
open problem of increasing techno- logical relevance. Yet, the tools currently
available to this aim are mostly limited to the assessment of dynamics induced
by equilibrium environments, a situation that often does not match the reality
of experiments at the microscopic and mesoscopic scale. We propose a theory of
irreversible entropy production that is suited for quantum systems exposed to
general, non-equilibrium reservoirs. We illustrate our framework by addressing
a set of physically relevant situations that clarify both the features and the
potential of our proposal
Collisional quantum thermometry
We introduce a general framework for thermometry based on collisional models,
where ancillas probe the temperature of the environment through an intermediary
system. This allows for the generation of correlated ancillas even if they are
initially independent. Using tools from parameter estimation theory, we show
through a minimal qubit model that individual ancillas can already outperform
the thermal Cramer-Rao bound. In addition, due to the steady-state nature of
our model, when measured collectively the ancillas always exhibit superlinear
scalings of the Fisher information. This means that even collective
measurements on pairs of ancillas will already lead to an advantage. As we find
in our qubit model, such a feature may be particularly valuable for weak
system-ancilla interactions. Our approach sets forth the notion of metrology in
a sequential interactions setting, and may inspire further advances in quantum
thermometry
Joint fluctuation theorems for sequential heat exchange
We study the statistics of heat exchange of a quantum system that collides
sequentially with an arbitrary number of ancillas. This can describe, for
instance, an accelerated particle going through a bubble chamber. Unlike other
approaches in the literature, our focus is on the \emph{joint} probability
distribution that heat is exchanged with ancilla 1, heat is
exchanged with ancilla 2, and so on. This allows one to address questions
concerning the correlations between the collisional events. The joint
distribution is found to satisfy a Fluctuation theorem of the
Jarzynski-W\'ojcik type. Rather surprisingly, this fluctuation theorem links
the statistics of multiple collisions with that of independent single
collisions, even though the heat exchanges are statistically correlated
Spin-phase-space-entropy production
Quantifying the degree of irreversibility of an open system dynamics
represents a problem of both fundamental and applied relevance. Even though a
well-known framework exists for thermal baths, the results give diverging
results in the limit of zero temperature and are also not readily extended to
nonequilibrium reservoirs, such as dephasing baths. Aimed at filling this gap,
in this paper we introduce a phase-space-entropy production framework for
quantifying the irreversibility of spin systems undergoing Lindblad dynamics.
The theory is based on the spin Husimi-Q function and its corresponding
phase-space entropy, known as Wehrl entropy. Unlike the von Neumann entropy
production rate, we show that in our framework, the Wehrl entropy roduction
rate remains valid at any temperature and is also readily extended to arbitrary
nonequilibrium baths. As an application, we discuss the irreversibility
associated with the interaction of a two-level system with a single-photon
pulse, a problem which cannot be treated using the conventional approach.Comment: 12 pages, 16 figure
Irreversibility at zero temperature from the perspective of the environemnt
We address the emergence of entropy production in the non-equilibrium process
of an open quantum system from the viewpoint of the environment. By making use
of a dilation-based approach akin to Stinespring theorem, we derive an
expression for the entropy production that comprises two fundamental
contributions. The first is linked to the rate of creation of correlations
between system and environment whereas the second highlights the possibility
for the environment to modify its state in light of its coupling to the system.
Both terms are shown to be associated with irreversible currents within the
system and the environment, which pinpoint the emergence of irreversibility in
the Markovian limit. Finally, we discuss how such a change of perspective in
the study of entropy production has fecund implications for the study of
non-Markovian open-system dynamics
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