Thermodynamic Approach to Quantifying Incompatible Instruments

Dr. Chung-Yun Hsieh - University of Bristol, UK

Thermodynamic Approach to Quantifying Incompatible Instruments

Dr. Chung-Yun Hsieh - University of Bristol, UK

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DATE

2026-04-24

TIME

11:00-12:00

PLACE

Meeting Room, 2F, QFort, NCKU

FIELD

Quantum Information Science

SPEAKER

Dr. Chung-Yun Hsieh - University of Bristol, UK

TITLE

Thermodynamic Approach to Quantifying Incompatible Instruments

ABSTRACT

We consider a thermodynamic framework to quantify instrument incompatibility via a resource theory subject to thermodynamic constraints. We use the minimal thermalization time needed to erase incompatibility’s signature to measure incompatibility. Unexpectedly, this time value is equivalent to incompatibility advantage in a work extraction task. Hence, both thermalization time and extractable work can directly quantify instrument incompatibility. 

 

Reference: Chung-Yun Hsieh and Shin-Liang Chen, Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 170401 (2024).