Energy carries Information

Authors
Publication date 2014
Journal International Journal of Modern Physics A
Volume | Issue number 29 | 20
Pages (from-to) 1450115
Number of pages 9
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Institute of Physics (IoP) - Institute for Theoretical Physics Amsterdam (ITFA)
Abstract
We show that for every qubit of quantum information, there is a well-defined notion of "the amount of energy that carries it," because it is a conserved quantity. This generalizes to larger systems and any conserved quantities: the eigenvalue spectrum of conserved charges has to be preserved while transferring quantum information. It is possible to "apparently" violate these conservations by losing a small fraction of information, but that must invoke a specific process which requires a large scale coherence. We discuss its implication regarding the black hole information paradox.


Document type Article
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217751X14501152
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