The thermodynamic implications for the out-of-equilibrium dynamics of quantum systems are to date largely unexplored, especially for quantum many-body systems. In this paper we investigate the paradigmatic case of an array of nearest-neighbor coupled quantum harmonic oscillators interacting with a thermal bath and subjected to a quench of the inter-oscillator coupling strength. We study the work done on the system and its irreversible counterpart, and characterize analytically the fluctuation relations of the ensuing out-of-equilibrium dynamics. Finally, we showcase an interesting functional link between the dissipated work produced across a two-element chain and their degree of general quantum correlations. Our results suggest that, for the specific model at hand, the non-classical features of a harmonic system can influence significantly its thermodynamics.

Paternostro M., De Chiara G., Ferraro A., Campisi M., Goold J., Semiao F.L., et al. (2019). Out of equilibrium thermodynamics of quantum harmonic chains. JOURNAL OF STATISTICAL MECHANICS: THEORY AND EXPERIMENT, 2019(10), 104014 [10.1088/1742-5468/ab3da6].

Out of equilibrium thermodynamics of quantum harmonic chains

Paternostro M.
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Formal Analysis
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2019-10-30

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The thermodynamic implications for the out-of-equilibrium dynamics of quantum systems are to date largely unexplored, especially for quantum many-body systems. In this paper we investigate the paradigmatic case of an array of nearest-neighbor coupled quantum harmonic oscillators interacting with a thermal bath and subjected to a quench of the inter-oscillator coupling strength. We study the work done on the system and its irreversible counterpart, and characterize analytically the fluctuation relations of the ensuing out-of-equilibrium dynamics. Finally, we showcase an interesting functional link between the dissipated work produced across a two-element chain and their degree of general quantum correlations. Our results suggest that, for the specific model at hand, the non-classical features of a harmonic system can influence significantly its thermodynamics.
30-ott-2019
Paternostro M., De Chiara G., Ferraro A., Campisi M., Goold J., Semiao F.L., et al. (2019). Out of equilibrium thermodynamics of quantum harmonic chains. JOURNAL OF STATISTICAL MECHANICS: THEORY AND EXPERIMENT, 2019(10), 104014 [10.1088/1742-5468/ab3da6].
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