Experimental investigation of uncertainty relations for non-Hermitian operators

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Autores principales: Zhao, Xinzhi, Yu, Xinglei, Zhou, Wenting, Zhang, Chengjie, Xu, Jin-Shi, Li, Chuan-Feng, Guo, Guang-Can
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author Zhao, Xinzhi
Yu, Xinglei
Zhou, Wenting
Zhang, Chengjie
Xu, Jin-Shi
Li, Chuan-Feng
Guo, Guang-Can
author_facet Zhao, Xinzhi
Yu, Xinglei
Zhou, Wenting
Zhang, Chengjie
Xu, Jin-Shi
Li, Chuan-Feng
Guo, Guang-Can
contents Uncertainty relations for Hermitian operators have been confirmed through many experiments. However, previous experiments have only tested the special case of non-Hermitian operators, i.e., uncertainty relations for unitary operators. In this study, we explore uncertainty relations for general non-Hermitian operators, which include Hermitian and unitary operators as special cases. We perform experiments with both real and complex non-Hermitian operators for qubit states, and confirm the validity of the uncertainty relations within the experimental error. Our results provide experimental evidence of uncertainty relations for non-Hermitian operators. Furthermore, our methods for realizing and measuring non-Hermitian operators are valuable in characterizing open-system dynamics and enhancing parameter estimation.
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spellingShingle Experimental investigation of uncertainty relations for non-Hermitian operators
Zhao, Xinzhi
Yu, Xinglei
Zhou, Wenting
Zhang, Chengjie
Xu, Jin-Shi
Li, Chuan-Feng
Guo, Guang-Can
Quantum Physics
Uncertainty relations for Hermitian operators have been confirmed through many experiments. However, previous experiments have only tested the special case of non-Hermitian operators, i.e., uncertainty relations for unitary operators. In this study, we explore uncertainty relations for general non-Hermitian operators, which include Hermitian and unitary operators as special cases. We perform experiments with both real and complex non-Hermitian operators for qubit states, and confirm the validity of the uncertainty relations within the experimental error. Our results provide experimental evidence of uncertainty relations for non-Hermitian operators. Furthermore, our methods for realizing and measuring non-Hermitian operators are valuable in characterizing open-system dynamics and enhancing parameter estimation.
title Experimental investigation of uncertainty relations for non-Hermitian operators
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12214