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This research clarifies how thermodynamic accounting methods in cavity QED fundamentally alter predictions regarding precision and uncertainty relations. By treating coherent photon flux as a reusable power source rather than waste heat, the input-output framework successfully recovers violations of thermodynamic uncertainty relations observed in semi-classical models. The study highlights that standard frameworks may yield incompatible results when quantum coherence suppresses fluctuations, emphasizing the necessity of precise energy accounting in hybrid quantum-classical systems.

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Cavity QED links quantum and classical thermodynamics in new model

Quantum ZeitgeistAugust 31, 20267 min read

Bridging Quantum and Semi-Classical Thermodynamics in Cavity QED AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS: Marcelo Janovitch Email: Affiliation: Department of Physics and Swiss Nanoscience Institute University of Basel, Basel Switzerland Sander Stammbach Affiliation: Naturwissenschaftlich–Technische Fakultät, Universität Siegen Siegen, Germany Matteo Brunelli Affiliation: JEIP, UAR 3573 CNRS, Collège de France, PSL Research University 11 Place Marcelin Berthelot, Paris Cedex 05, France Patrick P. Potts Affiliation: Department of Physics and Swiss Nanoscience Institute University of Basel, Basel Switzerland Bridging Quantum and Semi-Classical Thermodynamics in Cavity QED In cavity quantum electrodynamics (QED), photons leaving the cavity can be irreversibly lost or reused as a power source.

Marcelo Janovitch of the University of Basel and colleagues have demonstrated that how photon loss is accounted for fundamentally alters thermodynamic interpretations within cavity quantum electrodynamics. The researchers found that violations of thermodynamic uncertainty relations in a semi-classical model are recovered only when treating a portion of photon flux as a potential power source, rather than simply waste heat. This distinction is reflected in two valid thermodynamic frameworks: the standard approach and an input-output (IO) framework. The work illustrates these findings using a three-level system coupled to a driven cavity, revealing that “the standard framework leads to predictions which are incompatible with the semi-classical model, while the IO-framework leads to compatible ones.” Cavity QED Thermodynamics: Standard vs. Input-Output Frameworks The thermodynamic accounting method employed in analyzing…

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