Entropy production is a key quantity in any finite-time thermodynamic process. It is intimately
tied with the fundamental laws of thermodynamics, embodying a tool to extend …

Thermodynamic irreversibility is well characterized by the entropy production arising from
non-equilibrium quantum processes. We show that the entropy production of a quantum …

We analyze the production of entropy along nonequilibrium processes in quantum systems
coupled to generic environments. First, we show that the entropy production due to final …

The thermodynamics of quantum systems driven out of equilibrium has attracted increasing
attention in the last decade, in connection with quantum information and statistical physics …

We study the dynamics of a quantum system whose interaction with an environment is
described by a collision model, ie, the open dynamics is modeled through sequences of …

Originally formulated for macroscopic machines, the laws of thermodynamics were recently
shown to hold for quantum systems coupled to ideal sources of work (external classical …

By making use of a recently proposed framework for the inference of thermodynamic
irreversibility in bosonic quantum systems, we experimentally measure and characterize the …

Uncovering the origin of the “arrow of time” remains a fundamental scientific challenge.
Within the framework of statistical physics, this problem was inextricably associated with the …

We study mean-field states resulting from the pairing of electrons in time-reversal broken
fractal Hofstadter bands, which arise in two-dimensional lattices where the unit cell traps …

The information on a quantum process acquired through measurements plays a crucial role
in the determination of its nonequilibrium thermodynamic properties. We report on the …