Catalysis in Quantum Information Theory

TL;DR

This paper reviews the concept of catalysis in quantum information science, highlighting how quantum catalysts enable new transformations without being consumed, with applications across different physical systems.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of quantum catalysis, summarizing recent developments and applications in various physical contexts.

Findings

Quantum catalysts enable transformations without consumption.

Catalysis in quantum information opens new pathways for physical processes.

The review covers diverse applications across physical systems.

Abstract

Catalysts open up new reaction pathways that can speed up chemical reactions while not consuming the catalyst. A similar phenomenon has been discovered in quantum information science, where physical transformations become possible by utilizing a quantum degree of freedom that returns to its initial state at the end of the process. In this review, a comprehensive overview of the concept of catalysis in quantum information science is presented and its applications in various physical contexts are discussed.