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Probabilistically violating the first law of thermodynamics in a quantum heat engine
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- Kerremans, Timo (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,NanoLund: Centre for Nanoscience,Annan verksamhet, LTH,Lunds Tekniska Högskola,Matematisk fysik,Fysiska institutionen,Institutioner vid LTH,Other operations, LTH,Faculty of Engineering, LTH,Mathematical Physics,Department of Physics,Departments at LTH,Faculty of Engineering, LTH
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- Samuelsson, Peter (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,NanoLund: Centre for Nanoscience,Annan verksamhet, LTH,Lunds Tekniska Högskola,Matematisk fysik,Fysiska institutionen,Institutioner vid LTH,LTH profilområde: Nanovetenskap och halvledarteknologi,LTH profilområden,Other operations, LTH,Faculty of Engineering, LTH,Mathematical Physics,Department of Physics,Departments at LTH,Faculty of Engineering, LTH,LTH Profile Area: Nanoscience and Semiconductor Technology,LTH Profile areas,Faculty of Engineering, LTH
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- Potts, Patrick P. (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,NanoLund: Centre for Nanoscience,Annan verksamhet, LTH,Lunds Tekniska Högskola,Matematisk fysik,Fysiska institutionen,Institutioner vid LTH,Other operations, LTH,Faculty of Engineering, LTH,Mathematical Physics,Department of Physics,Departments at LTH,Faculty of Engineering, LTH,University of Basel
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- 2022
- 2022
- English.
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In: SciPost Physics. - 2542-4653. ; 12:5
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- Fluctuations of thermodynamic observables, such as heat and work, contain relevant information on the underlying physical process. These fluctuations are however not taken into account in the traditional laws of thermodynamics. While the second law is extended to fluctuating systems by the celebrated fluctuation theorems, the first law is generally believed to hold even in the presence of fluctuations. Here we show that in the presence of quantum fluctuations, also the first law of thermodynamics may break down. This happens because quantum mechanics imposes constraints on the knowledge of heat and work. To illustrate our results, we provide a detailed case-study of work and heat fluctuations in a quantum heat engine based on a circuit QED architecture. We find probabilistic violations of the first law and show that they are closely connected to quantum signatures related to negative quasi-probabilities. Our results imply that in the presence of quantum fluctuations, the first law of thermodynamics may not be applicable to individual experimental runs.
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- NATURVETENSKAP -- Fysik -- Annan fysik (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Physical Sciences -- Other Physics Topics (hsv//eng)
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