Shortcuts to adiabaticity (STA) are fast routes to the final results of slow, adiabatic changes
of the controlling parameters of a system. The shortcuts are designed by a set of analytical …

One of the most widely known building blocks of modern physics is Heisenberg's
indeterminacy principle. Among the different statements of this fundamental property of the …

Achieving effectively adiabatic dynamics is a ubiquitous goal in almost all areas of quantum
physics. Here, we study the speed with which a quantum system can be driven when …

We investigate the effect of localization on the local charging of quantum batteries (QBs)
modeled by disordered spin systems. Two distinct schemes based on the transverse-field …

We consider a paradigmatic quantum harmonic Otto engine operating in finite time. We
investigate its performance when shortcut-to-adiabaticity techniques are used to speed up …

Shortcuts to Adiabaticity (STA) constitute driving schemes that provide an alternative to
adiabatic protocols to control and guide the dynamics of classical and quantum systems …

We investigate the performance of a quantum thermal machine operating in finite time based
on shortcut-to-adiabaticity techniques. We compute efficiency and power for a paradigmatic …

The study of optimal control of quantum annealing by modulating the pace of evolution and
by introducing a counterdiabatic potential has gained significant attention in recent times. In …

We consider a finite-time Otto engine operating on a quantum harmonic oscillator and driven
by shortcut-to-adiabaticity (STA) techniques to speed up its cycle. We study its efficiency and …

We investigate a thermodynamic cycle using a Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC) with
nonlinear interactions as the working medium. Exploiting Feshbach resonances to change …