Quantum Coherence, Time-Translation Symmetry, and Thermodynamics
The first law of thermodynamics imposes not just a constraint on the energy content of systems in extreme quantum regimes but also symmetry constraints related to the thermodynamic processing of quantum coherence. We show that this thermodynamic symmetry decomposes any quantum state into mode operat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2015-04-01
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| Series: | Physical Review X |
| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.5.021001 |