A many-particle bosonic quantum Maxwell demon
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| author | Hloušek, Josef Denzler, Tobias Švarc, Vojtěch Ježek, Miroslav Lutz, Eric Filip, Radim |
| author_facet | Hloušek, Josef Denzler, Tobias Švarc, Vojtěch Ježek, Miroslav Lutz, Eric Filip, Radim |
| contents | Energy extraction from a measured quantum system is a cornerstone of information thermodynamics as illustrated by Maxwell's demon. The nonequilibrium physics of many-particle systems is additionally strongly influenced by quantum statistics. We here report the first experimental realization of a quantum demon in a many-particle photonic setup made of two identical thermal light beams. We show that single-photon measurements combined with feedforward operation may deterministically increase the mean energy of one beam faster than energy fluctuations, thus improving the thermodynamic stability of the device. We moreover demonstrate that bosonic statistics can enhance the energy output above the classical limit, and further analyze the counterintuitive thermodynamics of the demon using an information-theoretic approach. Our results underscore the pivotal role of many-particle statistics for enhanced energy extraction in quantum thermodynamics. |
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| spellingShingle | A many-particle bosonic quantum Maxwell demon Hloušek, Josef Denzler, Tobias Švarc, Vojtěch Ježek, Miroslav Lutz, Eric Filip, Radim Quantum Physics Optics Energy extraction from a measured quantum system is a cornerstone of information thermodynamics as illustrated by Maxwell's demon. The nonequilibrium physics of many-particle systems is additionally strongly influenced by quantum statistics. We here report the first experimental realization of a quantum demon in a many-particle photonic setup made of two identical thermal light beams. We show that single-photon measurements combined with feedforward operation may deterministically increase the mean energy of one beam faster than energy fluctuations, thus improving the thermodynamic stability of the device. We moreover demonstrate that bosonic statistics can enhance the energy output above the classical limit, and further analyze the counterintuitive thermodynamics of the demon using an information-theoretic approach. Our results underscore the pivotal role of many-particle statistics for enhanced energy extraction in quantum thermodynamics. |
| title | A many-particle bosonic quantum Maxwell demon |
| topic | Quantum Physics Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.03241 |