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 …

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 …

Quasiprobabilities in quantum thermodynamics and many-body systems

S Gherardini, G De Chiara - PRX Quantum, 2024 - APS
In this tutorial, we present the definition, interpretation, and properties of some of the main
quasiprobabilities that can describe the statistics of measurement outcomes evaluated at …

More bang for your buck: Super-adiabatic quantum engines

A Campo, J Goold, M Paternostro - Scientific reports, 2014 - nature.com
The practical untenability of the quasi-static assumption makes any realistic engine
intrinsically irreversible and its operating time finite, thus implying friction effects at short …

Properties and applications of the Kirkwood–Dirac distribution

DRM Arvidsson-Shukur, WF Braasch Jr… - New Journal of …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
There are several mathematical formulations of quantum mechanics. The Schrödinger
picture expresses quantum states in terms of wavefunctions over, eg position or momentum …

Quantum fluctuation theorems beyond two-point measurements

K Micadei, GT Landi, E Lutz - Physical Review Letters, 2020 - APS
We derive detailed and integral quantum fluctuation theorems for heat exchange in a
quantum correlated bipartite thermal system using the framework of dynamic Bayesian …

Quasiprobability distribution for heat fluctuations in the quantum regime

A Levy, M Lostaglio - PRX Quantum, 2020 - APS
The standard approach to deriving fluctuation theorems fails to capture the effect of quantum
correlation and coherence in the initial state of the system. Here, we overcome this difficulty …

Fundamental limits in Bayesian thermometry and attainability via adaptive strategies

M Mehboudi, MR Jørgensen, S Seah, JB Brask… - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
We investigate the limits of thermometry using quantum probes at thermal equilibrium within
the Bayesian approach. We consider the possibility of engineering interactions between the …

Experimental validation of fully quantum fluctuation theorems using dynamic Bayesian networks

K Micadei, JPS Peterson, AM Souza, RS Sarthour… - Physical Review Letters, 2021 - APS
Fluctuation theorems are fundamental extensions of the second law of thermodynamics for
small systems. Their general validity arbitrarily far from equilibrium makes them invaluable in …

Landauer's principle at zero temperature

AM Timpanaro, JP Santos, GT Landi - Physical Review Letters, 2020 - APS
Landauer's bound relates changes in the entropy of a system with the inevitable dissipation
of heat to the environment. The bound, however, becomes trivial in the limit of zero …