Quantum optimal control in quantum technologies. Strategic report on current status, visions and goals for research in Europe

CP Koch, U Boscain, T Calarco, G Dirr… - EPJ Quantum …, 2022 - epjqt.epj.org
Quantum optimal control, a toolbox for devising and implementing the shapes of external
fields that accomplish given tasks in the operation of a quantum device in the best way …

Irreversible entropy production: From classical to quantum

GT Landi, M Paternostro - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2021 - APS
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 …

Colloquium: Quantum coherence as a resource

A Streltsov, G Adesso, MB Plenio - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2017 - APS
The coherent superposition of states, in combination with the quantization of observables,
represents one of the most fundamental features that mark the departure of quantum …

Catalysis in quantum information theory

P Lipka-Bartosik, H Wilming, NHY Ng - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2024 - APS
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 …

The role of quantum information in thermodynamics—a topical review

J Goold, M Huber, A Riera, L Del Rio… - Journal of Physics A …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
This topical review article gives an overview of the interplay between quantum information
theory and thermodynamics of quantum systems. We focus on several trending topics …

Entanglement, coherence, and extractable work in quantum batteries

HL Shi, S Ding, QK Wan, XH Wang, WL Yang - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
We investigate the connection between quantum resources and extractable work in
quantum batteries. We demonstrate that quantum coherence in the battery or the battery …

How to quantify coherence: Distinguishing speakable and unspeakable notions

I Marvian, RW Spekkens - Physical Review A, 2016 - APS
Quantum coherence is a critical resource for many operational tasks. Understanding how to
quantify and manipulate it also promises to have applications for a diverse set of problems in …

Relating the resource theories of entanglement and quantum coherence

E Chitambar, MH Hsieh - Physical review letters, 2016 - APS
Quantum coherence and quantum entanglement represent two fundamental features of
nonclassical systems that can each be characterized within an operational resource theory …

Quantum coherence via skew information and its polygamy

C Yu - Physical Review A, 2017 - APS
Quantifying coherence is a key task in both quantum-mechanical theory and practical
applications. Here, a reliable quantum coherence measure is presented by utilizing the …

No-go theorem for the characterization of work fluctuations in coherent quantum systems

M Perarnau-Llobet, E Bäumer, KV Hovhannisyan… - Physical review …, 2017 - APS
An open question of fundamental importance in thermodynamics is how to describe the
fluctuations of work for quantum coherent processes. In the standard approach, based on a …