Bayesian quantum thermometry based on thermodynamic length

Mathias R. Jørgensen*, Jan Kołodyński, Mohammad Mehboudi, Martí Perarnau-Llobet, Jonatan B. Brask

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Abstract

In this work we propose a theory of temperature estimation of quantum systems, which is applicable in the regime of non-negligible prior temperature uncertainty and limited measurement data. In this regime the problem of establishing a well-defined measure of estimation precision becomes nontrivial. Furthermore, the construction of a suitable criterion for optimal measurement design must be reexamined to account for the prior uncertainty. We propose a fully Bayesian approach to temperature estimation based on the concept of thermodynamic length, which solves both these problems. As an illustration of this framework, we consider thermal spin-1/2 particles and investigate the fundamental difference between two cases: on the one hand, when the spins are probing the temperature of a heat reservoir and, on the other, when the spins themselves constitute the sample.

Original languageEnglish
Article number042601
JournalPhysical Review A
Volume105
Issue number4
Number of pages11
ISSN2469-9926
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

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