Recent years have seen tremendous progress in the theoretical understanding of quantum
systems driven dissipatively by coupling to different baths at their edges. This was possible …

The seminal work by Sadi Carnot in the early nineteenth century provided the blueprint of a
reversible heat engine and the celebrated second law of thermodynamics eventually …

The study of open quantum systems often relies on approximate master equations derived
under the assumptions of weak coupling to the environment. However when the system is …

Engines are systems and devices that convert one form of energy into another, typically into
a more useful form that can perform work. In the classical setup, physical, chemical, and …

The inexorable miniaturisation of technologies, the relentless drive to improve efficiency and
the enticing prospect of boosting performance through quantum effects are all compelling …

Open systems of coupled qubits are ubiquitous in quantum physics. Finding a suitable
master equation to describe their dynamics is therefore a crucial task that must be …

Derivation of a quantum master equation for a system weakly coupled to a bath which takes
into account nonsecular effects, but nevertheless has the mathematically correct Gorini …

Quantum Thermodynamics is a continuous dialogue between two independent theories:
Thermodynamics and Quantum Mechanics. Whenever the two theories have addressed the …

We introduce the multipartite collision model, defined in terms of elementary interactions
between subsystems and ancillas, and show that it can simulate the Markovian dynamics of …

When deriving a master equation for a multipartite weakly-interacting open quantum
systems, dissipation is often addressed locally on each component, ie ignoring the coherent …