Thermodynamics originated in the need to understand novel technologies developed by the
Industrial Revolution. However, over the centuries, the description of engines, refrigerators …

We develop a deep learning (DL) framework assisted by differentiable programming for
discovery of optimal quantum control protocols under hard constraints. To that end, we use …

Isothermal transformations are minimally dissipative but slow processes, as the system
needs to remain close to thermal equilibrium along the protocol. Here, we show that …

The Carnot cycle combines reversible isothermal and adiabatic strokes to obtain optimal
efficiency, at the expense of a vanishing power output. Quantum Carnot-analog cycles are …

We present a general unified approach for the study of quantum thermal machines,
including both heat engines and refrigerators, operating under periodic adiabatic driving …

Quantum heat engines are modeled by thermodynamic cycles with quantum-mechanical
working media. Since high engine efficiencies require adiabaticity, a major challenge is to …

One of the fundamental questions in quantum thermodynamics concerns the decomposition
of energetic changes into heat and work. Contrary to classical engines, the entropy change …

We investigate the performance of a quantum Otto refrigerator operating in finite time and
exploiting local counterdiabatic techniques. We evaluate its coefficient of performance and …

Incorporating time into thermodynamics allows for addressing the tradeoff between
efficiency and power. A qubit engine serves as a toy model in order to study this tradeoff …

We propose a definition of externally measurable quantum work in driven systems. Work is
given as a quantum observable on a control device which is forcing the system and can be …