Is coherence catalytic?

DOI10.1088/1751-8121/AAC112MaRDI QIDQ3119997zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Joan A. Vaccaro, Sarah Croke, Stephen M. Barnett

Publication date 28 February 2019

Published in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.05154, http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/161699/7/161699.pdf

zbMATH Keywords

quantum coherencequantum correlationsresource theorystate discrimination

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Classical and relativistic thermodynamics (80A10) Quantum coherence, entanglement, quantum correlations (81P40) Quantum state estimation, approximate cloning (81P50) Statistical thermodynamics (82B30)

Abstract: Quantum coherence, the ability to control the phases in superposition states is a resource, and it is of crucial importance, therefore, to understand how it is consumed in use. It has been suggested that catalytic coherence is possible, that is repeated use of the coherence without degradation or reduction in performance. The claim has particular relevance for quantum thermodynamics because, were it true, it would allow free energy that is locked in coherence to be extracted $extitindefinitely$. We address this issue directly with a careful analysis of the proposal by $AA$berg. We find that coherence $extitcannot$ be used catalytically, or even repeatedly without limit.

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