Thermodynamic universality of quantum Carnot engines
Abstract
The Carnot statement of the second law of thermodynamics poses an upper limit on the efficiency of all heat engines. Recently, it has been studied whether generic quantum features such as coherence and quantum entanglement could allow for quantum devices with efficiencies larger than the Carnot efficiency. The present study shows that this is not permitted by the laws of thermodynamic —independent of the model. We will show that rather the definition of heat has to be modified to account for the thermodynamic cost of maintaining non-Gibbsian equilibrium states. As a result, our theoretical findings are illustrated for two experimentally relevant examples.
- Authors:
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Univ. of Silesia, Katowice (Poland)
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1233539
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1224650
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-15-21740
Journal ID: ISSN 1539-3755; PLEEE8
- Grant/Contract Number:
- 1060/MOB/2013/0; AC52-06NA25396
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 92; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 1539-3755
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS
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Gardas, Bartłomiej, and Deffner, Sebastian. Thermodynamic universality of quantum Carnot engines. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.92.042126.
Gardas, Bartłomiej, & Deffner, Sebastian. Thermodynamic universality of quantum Carnot engines. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.042126
Gardas, Bartłomiej, and Deffner, Sebastian. Mon .
"Thermodynamic universality of quantum Carnot engines". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.042126. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1233539.
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title = {Thermodynamic universality of quantum Carnot engines},
author = {Gardas, Bartłomiej and Deffner, Sebastian},
abstractNote = {The Carnot statement of the second law of thermodynamics poses an upper limit on the efficiency of all heat engines. Recently, it has been studied whether generic quantum features such as coherence and quantum entanglement could allow for quantum devices with efficiencies larger than the Carnot efficiency. The present study shows that this is not permitted by the laws of thermodynamic —independent of the model. We will show that rather the definition of heat has to be modified to account for the thermodynamic cost of maintaining non-Gibbsian equilibrium states. As a result, our theoretical findings are illustrated for two experimentally relevant examples.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevE.92.042126},
journal = {Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics},
number = 4,
volume = 92,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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