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 …

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

A general thermodynamic framework is presented for open quantum systems in fixed contact
with a thermal reservoir. The first and second law are obtained for arbitrary system-reservoir …

The temperature of a physical system is operationally defined in physics as “that quantity
which is measured by a thermometer” weakly coupled to, and at equilibrium with the system …

Entropy production plays a fundamental role in nonequilibrium thermodynamics to quantify
the irreversibility of open systems. Its positivity can be ensured for a wide class of setups, but …

We construct a quantum Markovian master equation for a driven system coupled to a
thermal bath. The derivation utilizes an explicit solution of the propagator of the driven …

We show that non-Markovian effects of the reservoirs can be used as a resource to extract
work from an Otto cycle. The state transformation under non-Markovian dynamics is …

We develop a general theory describing the thermodynamical behavior of open quantum
systems coupled to thermal baths beyond perturbation theory. Our approach is based on the …

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 …

The thermodynamic framework of repeated interactions is generalized to an arbitrary open
quantum system in contact with a heat bath. Based on these findings, the theory is then …