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Quantum coherence and the principle of microscopic reversibility
Quantum Physics · Submitted 17 Jul 2023
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The authors' main claim Our theoretical and experimental results show that the influence of coherence is more decisive at low temperatures and that the maximum departure from the classical case does not take place for maximally coherent states.
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The principle of microscopic reversibility is a fundamental element in the formulation of fluctuation relations and the Onsager reciprocal relations. As such, a clear description of whether and how this principle is adapted to the quantum mechanical scenario might be essential to a better understanding of nonequilibrium quantum processes. Here, we propose a quantum generalization of this principle, which highlights the role played by coherence in the symmetry relations involving the probability of observing a quantum transition and that of the corresponding time reversed process. We study the implications of our findings in the framework of a qubit system interacting with a thermal reservoir, and implement an optical experiment that simulates the dynamics. Our theoretical and experimental results show that the influence of coherence is more decisive at low temperatures and that the maximum departure from the classical case does not take place for maximally coherent states. Classical predictions are recovered in the appropriate limits.
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| s0 | The principle of microscopic reversibility is a fundamental element in the formulation of fluctuation relations and the Onsager reciprocal relations. | background 1.00 | 0.03 | 0.02 | asserted 1.00 |
| s1 | As such, a clear description of whether and how this principle is adapted to the quantum mechanical scenario might be essential to a better understanding of nonequilibrium quantum processes. | gap 0.76 | 0.04 | 0.02 | speculative 0.67 |
| s2 | Here, we propose a quantum generalization of this principle, which highlights the role played by coherence in the symmetry relations involving the probability of observing a quantum transition and that of the corresponding time reversed process. | contribution 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.20 | asserted 0.80 |
| s3 | We study the implications of our findings in the framework of a qubit system interacting with a thermal reservoir, and implement an optical experiment that simulates the dynamics. | method 0.81 | 0.95 | 0.03 | asserted 0.96 |
| s4 | Our theoretical and experimental results show that the influence of coherence is more decisive at low temperatures and that the maximum departure from the classical case does not take place for maximally coherent states. | result 0.99 | 0.96 | 0.77 | asserted 1.00 |
| s5 | Classical predictions are recovered in the appropriate limits. | result 0.84 | 0.70 | 0.09 | asserted 0.99 |
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The principle of microscopic reversibility is a fundamental element in the formulation of fluctuation relations and the Onsager reciprocal relations. As such, a clear description of whether and how this principle is adapted to the quantum mechanical scenario might be essential to a better understanding of nonequilibrium quantum processes. Here, we propose a quantum generalization of this principle, which highlights the role played by coherence in the symmetry relations involving the probability of observing a quantum transition and that of the corresponding time reversed process. We study the implications of our findings in the framework of a qubit system interacting with a thermal reservoir, and implement an optical experiment that simulates the dynamics. Our theoretical and experimental results show that the influence of coherence is more decisive at low temperatures and that the maximum departure from the classical case does not take place for maximally coherent states. Classical predictions are recovered in the appropriate limits.
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