no code implementations • 2 Feb 2021 • Timo Kerremans, Peter Samuelsson, Patrick P. Potts
Here we show that in the presence of quantum fluctuations, also the first law of thermodynamics may break down.
Quantum Physics Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
no code implementations • 8 Sep 2020 • Gonzalo Manzano, Rafael Sánchez, Ralph Silva, Géraldine Haack, Jonatan B. Brask, Nicolas Brunner, Patrick P. Potts
Thermal machines perform useful tasks--such as producing work, cooling, or heating--by exchanging energy, and possibly additional conserved quantities such as particles, with reservoirs.
Quantum Physics Statistical Mechanics
