Thermodynamics of quantum measurement and Maxwell's demon's arrow of time
Kagan Yanik, Bibek Bhandari, Sreenath K. Manikandan, Andrew N. Jordan
Abstract
In a single-qubit weak-measurement-based device, one may imagine feedback control as conducted by a quantum Maxwell's demon. Here, the authors investigate both discrete and continuous measurements in such a device in order to connect work and entropy statistics to the demon's perceived arrow of time.
Topics & Concepts
Maxwell's demonArrow of timeDemonArrowPhysicsQuantumTheoretical physicsThermodynamicsPhilosophyClassical mechanicsQuantum mechanicsComputer scienceProgramming languageAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsQuantum Mechanics and ApplicationsQuantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect