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 …

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 …

The optimal control of open quantum systems is a challenging task but has a key role in
improving existing quantum information processing technologies. We introduce a general …

To what extent do thermodynamic resource theories capture physically relevant constraints?
Inspired by quantum computation, we define a set of elementary thermodynamic gates that …

Many-body-localized (MBL) systems do not thermalize under their intrinsic dynamics. The
athermality of MBL, we propose, can be harnessed for thermodynamic tasks. We illustrate …

A quantum thermal machine is an open quantum system that enables the conversion
between heat and work at the micro or nano-scale. Optimally controlling such out-of …

In this work we study how the non-Markovian character of the dynamics can affect the
thermodynamic performance of a quantum thermal engine, by analyzing the maximum …

In many real-world situations, there are constraints on the ways in which a physical system
can be manipulated. We investigate the entropy production (EP) and extractable work …

Information processing typically occurs via the composition of modular units, such as the
universal logic gates found in discrete computation circuits. The benefit of modular …

We extend the tools of quantum resource theories to scenarios in which multiple quantities
(or resources) are present, and their interplay governs the evolution of physical systems. We …