Uncertainty limits of the information exchange between a quantum system and an external meter
arXiv:2104.10800 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.104.012219
Abstract
It is not possible to obtain information about the observable properties of a quantum system without a physical interaction between the system and an external meter. This physical interaction is described by a unitary transformation of the joint quantum state of the system and the meter, which means that the information transfer from the system to the meter depends on the initial quantum coherence of the meter. In the present paper, we analyze the measurement interaction in terms of the changes of the meter state caused by the interaction with the system. The sensitivity of the meter can then be defined by evaluating the distinguishability of meter states for different values of the target observable. It is shown that the sensitivity of the meter requires quantum coherences in the generator observable that determines the magnitude of the back action of the meter on the system. The trade-off between measurement resolution and back action is decided by the relation between sensitivity and quantum coherent uncertainty in the external meter. No matter how macroscopic the device used as a meter is, it must necessarily be quantum coherent in the degrees of freedom that interact with the system being measured.
arXiv comment10 pages including 1 figure. Correction of an accidental cut-and-paste error at the end of the introduction. Final version for publication in Physical Review A
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