Thermodynamic uncertainty relations constrain non-equilibrium fluctuations

JM Horowitz, TR Gingrich - Nature Physics, 2020 - nature.com
In equilibrium thermodynamics, there exists a well-established connection between
dynamical fluctuations of a physical system and the dissipation of its energy into an …

Quantum engines and refrigerators

LM Cangemi, C Bhadra, A Levy - Physics Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Quantum thermodynamic devices: From theoretical proposals to experimental reality

NM Myers, O Abah, S Deffner - AVS quantum science, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Thermodynamics originated in the need to understand novel technologies developed by the
Industrial Revolution. However, over the centuries, the description of engines, refrigerators …

Thermodynamic uncertainty relations from exchange fluctuation theorems

AM Timpanaro, G Guarnieri, J Goold, GT Landi - Physical review letters, 2019 - APS
Thermodynamic uncertainty relations (TURs) place strict bounds on the fluctuations of
thermodynamic quantities in terms of the associated entropy production. In this Letter, we …

Thermodynamic uncertainty relation for time-dependent driving

T Koyuk, U Seifert - Physical Review Letters, 2020 - APS
Thermodynamic uncertainty relations yield a lower bound on entropy production in terms of
the mean and fluctuations of a current. We derive their general form for systems under …

Quantum thermal absorption machines: refrigerators, engines and clocks

MT Mitchison - Contemporary Physics, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The inexorable miniaturisation of technologies, the relentless drive to improve efficiency and
the enticing prospect of boosting performance through quantum effects are all compelling …

Thermodynamics of precision in Markovian open quantum dynamics

T Van Vu, K Saito - Physical review letters, 2022 - APS
The thermodynamic and kinetic uncertainty relations indicate trade-offs between the relative
fluctuation of observables and thermodynamic quantities such as dissipation and dynamical …

Thermodynamics of precision in quantum nonequilibrium steady states

G Guarnieri, GT Landi, SR Clark, J Goold - Physical Review Research, 2019 - APS
Autonomous engines operating at the nanoscale can be prone to deleterious fluctuations in
the heat and particle currents. Thermodynamic uncertainty relations (TURs) express a …

Quantum advantage in charging cavity and spin batteries by repeated interactions

R Salvia, M Perarnau-Llobet, G Haack, N Brunner… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
Recently, an unconditional advantage has been demonstrated for the process of charging of
a quantum battery in a collisional model [Seah et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 100601 (2021) …

Violating the thermodynamic uncertainty relation in the three-level maser

AAS Kalaee, A Wacker, PP Potts - Physical Review E, 2021 - APS
Nanoscale heat engines are subject to large fluctuations which affect their precision. The
thermodynamic uncertainty relation (TUR) provides a trade-off between output power …