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Operational Interpretation of Quantum Fisher Information in Quantum Thermodynamics.

Iman Marvian

Published Nov 4, 2022• 29 citations
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Abstract

In the framework of quantum thermodynamics preparing a quantum system in a general state requires the consumption of two distinct resources, namely, work and energetic coherence. It has been shown that the work cost of preparing a quantum state is determined by its free energy. Considering a similar setting, here we determine the coherence cost of preparing a general state when there are no restrictions on work consumption. More precisely, the coherence cost is defined as the minimum rate of consumption of systems in a pure coherent state, that is needed to prepare copies of the desired system. We show that the coherence cost of any system is determined by its quantum Fisher information about the time parameter, hence introducing a new operational interpretation of this central quantity of quantum metrology. Our resource-theoretic approach also reveals a previously unnoticed connection between two fundamental properties of quantum Fisher information.

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10.1103/physrevlett.129.190502

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Energetic coherence is indispensable for various operations, including precise measurement of time and acceleration of quantum manipulations. Since energetic coherence is fragile, it is essential to understand the limits in distillation and dilution to restore damage. The resource theory of asymmetry (RTA) provides a rigorous framework to investigate energetic coherence as a resource to break time-translation symmetry. Recently, in the independent and identically distributed (i.i.d.) regime where identical copies of a state are converted into identical copies of another state, it was shown that the convertibility of energetic coherence is governed by a standard measure of energetic coherence, called the quantum Fisher information (QFI). This fact means that QFI in the theory of energetic coherence takes the place of entropy in thermodynamics and entanglement entropy in entanglement theory. However, distillation and dilution in realistic situations take place in regimes beyond i.i.d., where quantum states often have complex correlations. Unlike entanglement theory, the conversion theory of energetic coherence in pure states in the non-i.i.d. regime has been an open problem. In this Letter, we solve this problem by introducing a new technique: an information-spectrum method for QFI. Two fundamental quantities, coherence cost and distillable coherence, are shown to be equal to the spectral QFI rates for arbitrary sequences of pure states. As a consequence, we find that both entanglement theory and RTA in the non-i.i.d. regime are understood in the information-spectrum method, while they are based on different quantities, i.e., entropy and QFI, respectively.
The heat dissipation in quantum metrology represents not only an unavoidable problem towards practical applications of quantum sensing devices but also a fundamental relationship between thermodynamics and quantum metrology. However, a general thermodynamic principle which governs the rule of energy consumption in quantum metrology, similar to Landauer's principle for heat dissipation in computations, has remained elusive. Here, we establish such a physical principle for energy consumption in order to achieve a certain level of measurement precision in quantum metrology, and show that it is intrinsically determined by the erasure of quantum Fisher information. The principle provides a powerful tool to investigate the advantage of quantum resources, not only in measurement precision but also in energy efficiency. It also serves as a bridge between thermodynamics and various fundamental physical concepts related in quantum physics and quantum information theory.
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Quantum Fisher information (QFI) quantifies the sensitivity of a quantum state to a parameter change and plays a key role in quantum metrology. Meanwhile, quantum coherence is a crucial resource for quantum information processing. However, despite extensive studies on various aspects of quantum metrology, the interplay between the dynamics of the QFI and quantum coherence remains unexplored. Here, we explore the factorization relationship between the QFI and quantum coherence, both theoretically and experimentally. We prepare pure states in qubit and qutrit systems and apply unitary evolution to investigate this relationship. Our results confirm the factorization law, offering strong evidence for this relationship. Furthermore, we establish a lower bound on the variance of the estimated parameter that does not require the final state information. This approach reveals a deep connection between the QFI and quantum coherence, providing insights into quantum parameter estimation. These findings have potential applications in quantum sensing and quantum metrology.