Roles of quantum coherences in thermal machines

Autor:	Latune, C. L., Sinayskiy, I., Petruccione, F.
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Quantum Physics Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics
Zdroj:	The European Physical Journal Special Topics 230, 841-850 (2021)
Druh dokumentu:	Working Paper
DOI:	10.1140/epjs/s11734-021-00085-1
Popis:	Some of the oldest and most important applications of thermodynamics are operations of refrigeration as well as production of useful energy. Part of the efforts to understand and develop thermodynamics in the quantum regime have been focusing on harnessing quantum effects to such operations. In this review we present the recent developments regarding the role of quantum coherences in the performances of thermal machines --the devices realising the above thermodynamic operations. While this is known to be an intricate subject, in part because being largely model-dependent, the review of the recent results allow us to identify some general tendencies and to suggest some future directions. Comment: Review paper, 12 pages, 2 figures.Accepted for publication in The European Physical Journal Special Topics
Databáze:	arXiv
Externí odkaz:	http://arxiv.org/abs/2006.01166 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View this record from Arxiv