Dynamical model selection near the quantum-classical boundary

Ralph, Jason F ORCID: 0000-0002-4946-9948, Toros, Marko, Maskell, Simon ORCID: 0000-0003-1917-2913, Jacobs, Kurt, Rashid, Muddassar, Setter, Ashley J and Ulbricht, Hendrik (2018) Dynamical model selection near the quantum-classical boundary. PHYSICAL REVIEW A, 98 (1). 010102-.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.98.010102

Abstract

We discuss a general method of model selection from experimentally recorded time-trace data. This method can be used to distinguish between quantum and classical dynamical models. It can be used in post-selection as well as for real-time analysis, and offers an alternative to statistical tests based on state-reconstruction methods. We examine the conditions that optimize quantum hypothesis testing, maximizing one's ability to discriminate between classical and quantum models. We set upper limits on the temperature and lower limits on the measurement efficiencies required to explore these differences, using a novel experiment in levitated optomechanical systems as an example.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	9 pages, 1 figure. Accepted for publication in Physical Review A (Rapid Communication)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	quant-ph, quant-ph
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	27 Jun 2018 06:23
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2023 01:31
DOI:	10.1103/PhysRevA.98.010102
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3023065