Recent years have witnessed an explosion of interest in quantum devices for the production,
storage, and transfer of energy. This Colloquium concentrates on the field of quantum …

The notion of asymmetrical Hydrogen Bond (O: HO) Cooperativity and Polarizability (HBCP)
has enabled exploration of the core physics behind irregularities of water and ice …

The Mpemba effect is a counterintuitive phenomena in which a hot system reaches a cold
temperature faster than a colder system, under otherwise identical conditions. Here, we …

As the temperature of a cooling object decreases as it relaxes to thermal equilibrium, it is
intuitively assumed that a hot object should take longer to cool than a warm one. Yet, some …

We explore the role of exceptional points and complex eigenvalues on the occurrence of the
quantum Mpemba effect. To this end, we study a two-level driven dissipative system …

We demonstrate the quantum Mpemba effect in a quantum dot coupled to two reservoirs,
described by the Anderson model. We show that the system temperatures starting from two …

An ancient and counterintuitive phenomenon known as the Mpemba effect (water can cool
faster when initially heated up) showcases the critical role of initial conditions in relaxation …

We generalize the classical thermal Mpemba effect (where an initially hot system relaxes
faster to the final equilibrium state than a cold one) to open quantum systems coupled to …

Ergodicity breaking and slow relaxation are intriguing aspects of nonequilibrium dynamics
both in classical and quantum settings. These phenomena are typically associated with …

According to conventional wisdom, a system placed in an environment with a different
temperature tends to relax to the temperature of the latter, mediated by the flows of heat or …