Diverging Quantum Speed Limits: A Herald of Classicality
When is the quantum speed limit (QSL) really quantum? While vanishing QSL times often indicate emergent classical behavior, it is still not entirely understood what precise aspects of classicality are at the origin of this dynamical feature. Here, we show that vanishing QSL times (or, equivalently, diverging quantum speeds) can be traced back to reduced uncertainty in quantum observables and can thus be understood as a consequence of emerging classicality for these particular observables. We illustrate this mechanism by developing a QSL formalism for continuous-variable quantum systems undergoing general Gaussian dynamics. For these systems, we show that three typical scenarios leading to vanishing QSL times, namely large squeezing, small effective Planck’s constant, and large particle number, can be fundamentally connected to each other. In contrast, by studying the dynamics of open quantum systems and mixed states, we show that the classicality that emerges due to incoherent mixing of states from the addition of classical noise typically increases the QSL time.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); National Quantum Information Science (QIS) Research Centers (United States). Quantum Systems Accelerator (QSA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC); Science Foundation Ireland (SFI); National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231; 18/SIRG/5508; DMR-2010127
- OSTI ID:
- 1963884
- Journal Information:
- PRX Quantum, Vol. 2, Issue 4; ISSN 2691-3399
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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