The seminal work by Sadi Carnot in the early nineteenth century provided the blueprint of a
reversible heat engine and the celebrated second law of thermodynamics eventually …

Quantum metrology is one of the most promising applications of quantum technologies. The
aim of this research field is the estimation of unknown parameters exploiting quantum …

The advantages of quantum effects in several technologies, such as computation and
communication, have already been well appreciated. Some devices, such as quantum …

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 …

We study quantum-impurity models as a platform for quantum thermometry. A single
quantum spin-1 2 impurity is coupled to an explicit, structured, fermionic thermal sample …

The precise measurement of low temperatures is a challenging, important, and fundamental
task for quantum science. In particular, in situ thermometry is highly desirable for cold atomic …

We study the sensitivity of thermometric probes that are composed of N spins coupled to a
sample prepared at temperature T. Our analysis extends beyond the weak-coupling limit into …

A paradigm shift in quantum thermometry is proposed. To date, thermometry has relied on
local estimation, which is useful to reduce statistical fluctuations once the temperature is very …

We introduce a general framework for thermometry based on collisional models, where
ancillas probe the temperature of the environment through an intermediary system. This …

We propose experimentally feasible means for nondestructive thermometry of
homogeneous Bose-Einstein condensates in different spatial dimensions (d∈{1, 2, 3}). Our …