Thermodynamics and Synchronization in Open Quantum Systems

• Main Author: Manzano Paule, Gonzalo (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Thermodynamics.; Quantum physics.; Quantum Physics.

This book explores some of the connections between dissipative and quantum effects from a theoretical point of view. It focuses on three main topics: the relation between synchronization and quantum correlations, the thermodynamical properties of fluctuations, and the performance of quantum thermal...

Table of Contents:

• Part 1: Introduction to Open Quantum Systems and Quantum Thermodynamics
• Basic Concepts
• Open Quantum System Dynamics
• Quantum Thermodynamics
• Part 2: Quantum Synchronization Induced by Dissipation in Many-Body Systems
• Transient Synchronization and Quantum Correlations
• Noiseless Subsystems and Synchronization
• Dissipative Complex Quantum Networks
• Part 3: Quantum Fluctuation Theorems and Entropy Production
• Fluctuation Theorems for Quantum Maps
• Entropy Production Fluctuations in Quantum Process
• Simple Applications of the Entropy Production FT's
• Part 4: Quantum Thermal Machines
• Thermodynamic Power of the Squeezed Thermal Reservoir.-Performance of Autonomous Quantum Thermal Machines
• Part 5: Conclusions
• Summary and Outlook.