Quantum thermodynamics addresses the emergence of thermodynamic laws from quantum
mechanics. The viewpoint advocated is based on the intimate connection of quantum …

Quantum thermodynamics supplies a consistent description of quantum heat engines and
refrigerators up to a single few-level system coupled to the environment. Once the …

Quantum thermodynamics is an emerging research field aiming to extend standard
thermodynamics and non-equilibrium statistical physics to ensembles of sizes well below …

The study of open quantum systems often relies on approximate master equations derived
under the assumptions of weak coupling to the environment. However when the system is …

The inexorable miniaturisation of technologies, the relentless drive to improve efficiency and
the enticing prospect of boosting performance through quantum effects are all compelling …

Clausius statement of the second law of thermodynamics reads: Heat will flow
spontaneously from a hot to cold reservoir. This statement should hold for transport of …

One of the greatest challenges in the fields of quantum information processing and quantum
technologies is the detailed coherent control over each and every constituent of quantum …

Quantum Thermodynamics is a continuous dialogue between two independent theories:
Thermodynamics and Quantum Mechanics. Whenever the two theories have addressed the …

Quantum systems are invariably open, evolving under surrounding influences rather than in
isolation. Standard open quantum system methods eliminate all information on the …

In this review, the debated rapport between thermodynamics and quantum mechanics is
addressed in the framework of the theory of periodically driven/controlled quantum …