Quantum optimal control, a toolbox for devising and implementing the shapes of external
fields that accomplish given tasks in the operation of a quantum device in the best way …

Quantum thermodynamics seeks to extend non-equilibrium stochastic thermodynamics to
small quantum systems where non-classical features are essential to its description. Such a …

The state of an open quantum system undergoing an adiabatic process evolves by following
the instantaneous stationary state of its time-dependent generator. This observation allows …

In the classical world, physical events always happen in a fixed causal order. However, it
was recently revealed that quantum mechanics allows events to occur with indefinite causal …

A general approach for transitionless quantum driving in open quantum systems is
introduced. Under the assumption of adiabatic evolution for time-local master equations, we …

Quantum batteries are quantum systems used to store energy to be later extracted by an
external agent in the form of work to perform some task. Here we study the charging of a …

We propose a variational principle to compute a quantum adiabatic brachistochrone (QAB)
for open systems. Using the notion of “adiabatic speed” based on the energy gaps, we …

The adiabatic approximation exhibits wide applicability in quantum mechanics, providing a
simple approach for nontransitional dynamics in quantum systems governed by slowly …

The capacity to extract work from a quantum heat machine is not only of practical value but
also lies at the heart of understanding quantum thermodynamics. In this paper, we …

A combination of digitized shortcut to adiabaticity (STA) and sequential digitized adiabaticity
is implemented in a superconducting quantum device to determine the electronic states in …