Thermodynamics originated in the need to understand novel technologies developed by the
Industrial Revolution. However, over the centuries, the description of engines, refrigerators …

The advantages of quantum effects in several technologies, such as computation and
communication, have already been well appreciated. Some devices, such as quantum …

We investigate the energetic advantage of accelerating a quantum harmonic oscillator Otto
engine by use of shortcuts to adiabaticity (for the expansion and compression strokes) and …

Strong local passivity is a property of multipartite quantum systems from which it is
impossible to extract energy locally. Surprisingly, if the strong local passive state displays …

Quantum heat engines are often discussed under the weak-coupling assumption that the
interaction between the system and the reservoirs is negligible. Although this setup is easier …

In low-dimensional systems, indistinguishable particles can display statistics that interpolate
between bosons and fermions. Signatures of these “anyons” have been detected in two …

A properly selected quantum heat engine consumes resources efficiently. Also, there are
many parameters to determine the right option. In this study, we construct and compare the …

Practical implementations of quantum technologies require preparation of states with a high
degree of purity—or, in thermodynamic terms, very low temperatures. Given finite resources …

The achievable bounds of cooling quantum systems, and the possibility to violate them is not
well-explored experimentally. For example, among the common methods to enhance spin …

This study presents the development of an entangled quantum Stirling heat engine based
on a two-qubit Heisenberg model. We investigate the impact of entangled states of the …