Biomolecular machines are protein complexes that convert between different forms of free
energy. They are utilized in nature to accomplish many cellular tasks. As isothermal …

Thermodynamics serves as a universal means for studying physical systems from an energy
perspective. In recent years, with the establishment of the field of stochastic and quantum …

The ability to prepare a physical system in a desired quantum state is central to many areas
of physics such as nuclear magnetic resonance, cold atoms, and quantum computing. Yet …

We consider the optimization of a finite-time Carnot engine characterized by small
dissipations. We bound the power with a simple inequality and show that the optimal …

A central task in finite-time thermodynamics is to minimize the excess or dissipated work W
diss when manipulating the state of a system immersed in a thermal bath. We consider this …

Differential geometry offers a powerful framework for optimising and characterising finite-
time thermodynamic processes, both classical and quantum. Here, we start by a …

We derive geometrical bounds on the irreversibility in both quantum and classical Markovian
open systems that satisfy the detailed balance condition. Using information geometry, we …

According to the laws of thermodynamics, no heat engine can beat the efficiency of a Carnot
cycle. This efficiency traditionally comes with vanishing power output and practical designs …

The dissipation generated during a quasistatic thermodynamic process can be
characterised by introducing a metric on the space of Gibbs states, in such a way that …

Active constituents burn fuel to sustain individual motion, giving rise to collective effects that
are not seen in systems at thermal equilibrium, such as phase separation with purely …