Nonequilibrium readiness and precision of Gaussian quantum thermometers
Luca Mancino, Marco G. Genoni, Marco Barbieri, Mauro Paternostro
Abstract
The authors study quantum thermometers using Gaussian states and show that the speed of their response is governed by their quantum properties while their precision reaches its optimal value at thermalization.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsQuantumStatistical physicsNon-equilibrium thermodynamicsGaussianQuantum mechanicsQuantum metrologyQuantum measurementQuantum systemValue (mathematics)Quantum sensorGaussian random fieldComputational physicsScale (ratio)Measure (data warehouse)Non-GaussianityQuantum fluctuationGaussian processRange (aeronautics)Quantum limitQuantum algorithmAccuracy and precisionOpticsTemperature measurementField (mathematics)Work (physics)Open quantum systemMathematicsThermometerObservational errorQuantum operationQuantum Information and CryptographyMechanical and Optical ResonatorsAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics