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2020-04-16Typ
- Working Paper
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Abstract
The generation of time signals is a fundamental task in science. Here we study the relation between the quality of a time signal and the physics of the system that generates it. According to quantum theory, any time signal can be decomposed into individual quanta that lead to single detection events. Our main result is a bound on how sharply peaked in time these events can be, which depends on the dimension of the signal generator. This result promises applications in various directions, including information theory, quantum clocks, and process simulation. Mehr anzeigen
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arXivSeiten / Artikelnummer
Verlag
Cornell UniversityOrganisationseinheit
03781 - Renner, Renato / Renner, Renato
Förderung
165843 - Fully quantum thermodynamics of finite-size systems (SNF)
ETH Bibliographie
yes
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