Current fluctuations in open quantum systems: Bridging the gap between quantum continuous measurements and full counting statistics

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Main Authors: Landi, Gabriel T., Kewming, Michael J., Mitchison, Mark T., Potts, Patrick P.
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Published: 2023
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author Landi, Gabriel T.
Kewming, Michael J.
Mitchison, Mark T.
Potts, Patrick P.
author_facet Landi, Gabriel T.
Kewming, Michael J.
Mitchison, Mark T.
Potts, Patrick P.
contents Continuously measured quantum systems are characterized by an output current, in the form of a stochastic and correlated time series which conveys crucial information about the underlying quantum system. The many tools used to describe current fluctuations are scattered across different communities: quantum opticians often use stochastic master equations, while a prevalent approach in condensed matter physics is provided by full counting statistics. These, however, are simply different sides of the same coin. Our goal with this tutorial is to provide a unified toolbox for describing current fluctuations. This not only provides novel insights, by bringing together different fields in physics, but also yields various analytical and numerical tools for computing quantities of interest. We illustrate our results with various pedagogical examples, and connect them with topical fields of research, such as waiting-time statistics, quantum metrology, thermodynamic uncertainty relations, quantum point contacts and Maxwell's demons.
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spellingShingle Current fluctuations in open quantum systems: Bridging the gap between quantum continuous measurements and full counting statistics
Landi, Gabriel T.
Kewming, Michael J.
Mitchison, Mark T.
Potts, Patrick P.
Quantum Physics
Statistical Mechanics
Continuously measured quantum systems are characterized by an output current, in the form of a stochastic and correlated time series which conveys crucial information about the underlying quantum system. The many tools used to describe current fluctuations are scattered across different communities: quantum opticians often use stochastic master equations, while a prevalent approach in condensed matter physics is provided by full counting statistics. These, however, are simply different sides of the same coin. Our goal with this tutorial is to provide a unified toolbox for describing current fluctuations. This not only provides novel insights, by bringing together different fields in physics, but also yields various analytical and numerical tools for computing quantities of interest. We illustrate our results with various pedagogical examples, and connect them with topical fields of research, such as waiting-time statistics, quantum metrology, thermodynamic uncertainty relations, quantum point contacts and Maxwell's demons.
title Current fluctuations in open quantum systems: Bridging the gap between quantum continuous measurements and full counting statistics
topic Quantum Physics
Statistical Mechanics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.04270