Stochastic thermodynamics as reviewed here systematically provides a framework for
extending the notions of classical thermodynamics such as work, heat and entropy …

We review a general theory of thermodynamics of information processing. The background
of this topic is the recently-developed nonequilibrium statistical mechanics and quantum …

Work and quantum correlations are two fundamental resources in thermodynamics and
quantum information theory. In this work, we study how to use correlations among quantum …

We describe a minimal model of an autonomous Maxwell demon, a device that delivers
work by rectifying thermal fluctuations while simultaneously writing information to a memory …

We consider reversible work extraction from identical quantum systems. From an ensemble
of individually passive states, work can be produced only via global unitary (and thus …

We obtain generalizations of the Kelvin-Planck, Clausius, and Carnot statements of the
second law of thermodynamics for situations involving information processing. To this end …

We establish the fluctuation theorem in the presence of information exchange between a
nonequilibrium system and other degrees of freedom such as an observer and a feedback …

The work content of non-equilibrium systems in relation to a heat bath is often analysed in
terms of expectation values of an underlying random work variable. However, when …

We establish a general theory of feedback control on classical stochastic thermodynamic
systems and generalize nonequilibrium equalities such as the fluctuation theorem and the …

A breaking of symmetry involves an abrupt change in the set of microstates a system can
explore. This change has unavoidable thermodynamic implications: a shrinkage of the …