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Observing a quantum Maxwell demon at work
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Significance: Maxwell’s demon plays a central role in thermodynamics of quantum information, yet a full experimental characterization is still missing in the quantum regime. Here we use superconducting circuits to realize a quantum Maxwell demon in which all thermodynamic quantities can be controlled and measured. Using power detection resolved at the single microwave photon level and unprecedented tomography techniques, we directly measure the extracted work while tracking the qubit and cavity entropies and energies. We are thus able to fully characterize the demon’s memory after the work extraction and show that it takes full part in the thermodynamic process. The experiment establishes superconducting circuits as a testbed well suited to perform quantum thermodynamics experiments.
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- Authors
- Cottet, N., Jezouin, S., Bretheau, L., Campagne-Ibarcq, P., Ficheux, Q., Anders, J., Auffèves, A., Azouit, R., Rouchon, P., & Huard, B.
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- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2017-07-03
- Volume
- 114
- Issue
- 29
- Pages
- 7561-7564
- ISSN
- 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
- 1091-6490
- OpenAlex
- W2593153425
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- 256
- References
- 36
- FWCI
- 14.92
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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