Quantum thermodynamics addresses the emergence of thermodynamic laws from quantum
mechanics. The viewpoint advocated is based on the intimate connection of quantum …

In this review, the debated rapport between thermodynamics and quantum mechanics is
addressed in the framework of the theory of periodically driven/controlled quantum …

In traditional thermodynamics the Carnot cycle yields the ideal performance bound of heat
engines and refrigerators. We propose and analyze a minimal model of a heat machine that …

A minimal model of a quantum refrigerator, ie, a periodically phase-flipped two-level system
permanently coupled to a finite-capacity bath (cold bath) and an infinite heat dump (hot …

We apply advanced methods of control theory to open quantum systems and we determine
finite-time processes which are optimal with respect to thermodynamic performances …

A reciprocating quantum refrigerator is studied with the purpose of determining the
limitations of cooling to absolute zero. The cycle is based on demagnetization and …

We investigate two coupled spins 1/2 in a magnetic field as the working substance of the
quantum Otto cycle. In the quantum adiabatic strokes, finite-time parametric transformations …

Four stroke Otto refrigerator cycles with no classical analog are studied. Extremely short
cycle times with respect to the internal timescale of the working medium characterize these …

Distinctly quantum friction effects of three types are surveyed: internal friction, measurement-
induced friction, and quantum-fluctuation-induced friction. We demonstrate that external …

The Clausius inequality has deep implications for reversibility and the arrow of time.
Quantum theory is able to extend this result for closed systems by inspecting the trajectory of …