Quantum optimal control in quantum technologies. Strategic report on current status, visions and goals for research in Europe

CP Koch, U Boscain, T Calarco, G Dirr… - EPJ Quantum …, 2022 - epjqt.epj.org
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 …

Thermodynamic geometry of microscopic heat engines

K Brandner, K Saito - Physical review letters, 2020 - APS
We develop a general framework to describe the thermodynamics of microscopic heat
engines driven by arbitrary periodic temperature variations and modulations of a mechanical …

Quantum thermodynamics and open-systems modeling

R Kosloff - The Journal of chemical physics, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
A comprehensive approach to modeling open quantum systems consistent with
thermodynamics is presented. The theory of open quantum systems is employed to define …

Quantum signatures in the quantum Carnot cycle

R Dann, R Kosloff - New Journal of Physics, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …

Quantum finite-time thermodynamics: insight from a single qubit engine

R Dann, R Kosloff, P Salamon - Entropy, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …

Unification of the first law of quantum thermodynamics

R Dann, R Kosloff - New Journal of Physics, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Underlying the classical thermodynamic principles are analogous microscopic laws, arising
from the fundamental axioms of quantum mechanics. These define quantum thermodynamic …

Controlling the uncontrollable: Quantum control of open-system dynamics

S Kallush, R Dann, R Kosloff - Science Advances, 2022 - science.org
Control of open quantum systems is essential for the realization of contemporary quantum
science and technology. We demonstrate such control using a thermodynamically consistent …

Minimal action control method in quantum critical models

A Kazhybekova, S Campbell… - Journal of Physics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a general protocol to control closed quantum systems that is based on
minimising the adiabatic action. Using tools based on the geometry of quantum evolutions …

Driven Markovian master equation based on the Lewis-Riesenfeld-invariant theory

SL Wu, XL Huang, XX Yi - Physical Review A, 2022 - APS
We derive a Markovian master equation for driven open quantum systems based on the
Lewis-Riesenfeld-invariants theory, which is available for arbitrary driving protocols. The …

Generalized adiabatic theorems: Quantum systems driven by modulated time-varying fields

A Dodin, P Brumer - PRX Quantum, 2021 - APS
We present generalized adiabatic theorems for closed and open quantum systems that can
be applied to slow modulations of rapidly varying fields, such as oscillatory fields that occur …