Quantum Coding with Finite Thermodynamic Resources
arXiv:2311.14561 · doi:10.1088/2058-9565/adb0e9
Abstract
Quantum direct coding or Schumacher compression generalised the ideas of Shannon theory, gave an operational meaning to the von Neumann entropy and established the term qubit. But remembering that information processing is carried out by physical processes prompts one to wonder what thermodynamic resources are required to compress quantum information and how they constrain one's ability to perform this task. That is, if Alice and Bob only have access to thermal quantum states and clocks with finite accuracy, how well can they measure, encode and decode pure quantum state messages? In this work we examine these questions by modelling Alice's typical measurement as a unitary involving a measurement probe, investigating imperfect timekeeping on encoding and decoding and considering the role of temperature in Bob's appended qubits. In doing so, we derive fidelity bounds for this protocol involving the correlations Alice can form with their measurement probe, the variance of the clock's ticks and the temperature of Bob's qubits. Finally, we give an insight into the entropy produced by these two agents throughout the compression protocol by relating the resources they use to a quantum thermodynamic cooling protocol.
arXiv comment8 + 11 pages, 3 figures, 1 table. Comments welcome! Updated manuscript with new scaling relationship for no. of qubits required for cooling and target fidelity and other fixes
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