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Title: Jarzynski equality in PT-symmetric quantum mechanics

Abstract

We show that the quantum Jarzynski equality generalizes to PT -symmetric quantum mechanics with unbroken PT -symmetry. In the regime of broken PT -symmetry the Jarzynski equality does not hold as also the CPT -norm is not preserved during the dynamics. These findings are illustrated for an experimentally relevant system – two coupled optical waveguides. It turns out that for these systems the phase transition between the regimes of unbroken and broken PT -symmetry is thermodynamically inhibited as the irreversible work diverges at the critical point.

Authors:
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Theoretical Division and Center for Nonlinear Studies
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Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1221221
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1181127
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-15-20355
Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007; PRLTAO
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 114; Journal Issue: 15; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS

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Deffner, Sebastian, and Saxena, Avadh. Jarzynski equality in PT-symmetric quantum mechanics. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.150601.
Deffner, Sebastian, & Saxena, Avadh. Jarzynski equality in PT-symmetric quantum mechanics. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.150601
Deffner, Sebastian, and Saxena, Avadh. Mon . "Jarzynski equality in PT-symmetric quantum mechanics". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.150601. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1221221.
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abstractNote = {We show that the quantum Jarzynski equality generalizes to PT -symmetric quantum mechanics with unbroken PT -symmetry. In the regime of broken PT -symmetry the Jarzynski equality does not hold as also the CPT -norm is not preserved during the dynamics. These findings are illustrated for an experimentally relevant system – two coupled optical waveguides. It turns out that for these systems the phase transition between the regimes of unbroken and broken PT -symmetry is thermodynamically inhibited as the irreversible work diverges at the critical point.},
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journal = {Physical Review Letters},
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volume = 114,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Apr 13 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Mon Apr 13 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
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