BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:Data::ICal 0.22 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Adolfo Del Campo\, University of Massachusetts\n\n
Quantum th
ermodynamics has emerged as an interdisciplinary research field in quantum
science and technology with widespread applications. Yet\, the identifica
tion of scenarios characterized by quantum supremacy -a performance withou
t match in the classical world- remains challenging. In this talk I shall
review recent advances in the engineering and optimization of quantum ther
mal machines. I will show that nonadiabatic many-particle effects can give
rise to quantum supremacy in finite-time thermodynamics [1]. Tailoring su
ch nonadiabatic effects by making use of shortcuts to adiabaticity\, quant
um heat engines can be operated at maximum efficiency and arbitrarily high
output power [2]. A thermodynamic cost of these shortcuts will be elucida
ted by analyzing the full work distribution function and introducing a nov
el kind of work-energy uncertainty relation [3]. I shall close by discussi
ng the identification of scenarios with a quantum-enhanced performance in
thermal machines run over many cycles [4]. \;
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\nBibliogra
phy: \;
\n[1] J. Jaramillo\, M. Beau\, A. del Campo\, New J. Phys
. 18\, 075019 (2016). \;
\n[2] M. Beau\, J. Jaramillo\, A. del Ca
mpo\, Entropy 18\, 168 (2016). \;
\n[3] K. Funo\, J.-N. Zhang\, C
. Chatou\, K. Kim\, M. Ueda and A. del Campo\, Phys. Rev. Lett\, 118\, 100
602 (2017).
\n[4] G. Watanabe\, B. P. Venkatesh\, P. Talkner and A. d
el Campo\, Phys. Rev. Lett. 118\, 050601 (2017).
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\n DTSTART:20170407T193000Z LOCATION:Physics Building\, Room 204 SUMMARY:[CANCELED] Engineering Quantum Thermal Machines END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR