Measuring Clock Precision Without an Ideal Time Reference

arXiv:2609.31837 · quant-ph · Submitted 2026-09-25 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-09-25

Updated: 2026-09-25

Terminology

• Accuracy — 7× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Additivity — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Axioms — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

Sources

• Ticking clocks in quantum theory
• Tomography of clock signals using the simplest possible reference
• Accuracy enhancing protocols for quantum clocks
• Quantum clocks and their synchronisation - the Alternate Ticks Game

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