The quantum Otto cycle serves as a bridge between the macroscopic world of heat engines
and the quantum regime of thermal devices composed from a single element. We compile …

Two fundamental ingredients play a decisive role in the foundation of fluctuation relations:
the principle of microreversibility and the fact that thermal equilibrium is described by the …

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

We consider a quantum Otto cycle for a time-dependent harmonic oscillator coupled to a
squeezed thermal reservoir. We show that the efficiency at maximum power increases with …

We propose an experimental scheme to realize a nanoheat engine with a single ion. An Otto
cycle may be implemented by confining the ion in a linear Paul trap with tapered geometry …

Achieving effectively adiabatic dynamics is a ubiquitous goal in almost all areas of quantum
physics. Here, we study the speed with which a quantum system can be driven when …

I formulate a quantum stochastic thermodynamics for the quantum trajectories of a
continuously monitored forced harmonic oscillator coupled to a thermal reservoir. Consistent …

We consider quantum heat engines that operate between nonequilibrium stationary
reservoirs. We evaluate their maximum efficiency from the positivity of the entropy production …

Quantum work is usually determined from two projective measurements of the energy at the
beginning and at the end of a thermodynamic process. However, this paradigm cannot be …

For closed quantum systems driven away from equilibrium, work is often defined in terms of
projective measurements of initial and final energies. This definition leads to statistical …