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Thermodynamics and Control of Open Quantum Systems

Thermodynamics and Control of Open Quantum Systems

Thermodynamics and Control of Open Quantum Systems

Gershon Kurizki, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Abraham G. Kofman, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
January 2022
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9781107175419
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    The control of open quantum systems and their associated quantum thermodynamic properties is a topic of growing importance in modern quantum physics and quantum chemistry research. This unique and self-contained book presents a unifying perspective of such open quantum systems, first describing the fundamental theory behind these formidably complex systems, before introducing the models and techniques that are employed to control their quantum thermodynamics processes. A detailed discussion of real quantum devices is also covered, including quantum heat engines and quantum refrigerators. The theory of open quantum systems is developed pedagogically, from first principles, and the book is accessible to graduate students and researchers working in atomic physics, quantum information, condensed matter physics, and quantum chemistry.

    • The theory of open quantum systems is developed pedagogically, from first principles
    • A detailed discussion of real quantum devices is covered, including quantum heat engines and quantum refrigerators
    • Extends previously explored approaches within the field, particularly the non-Markovian and strong-coupling domains

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    January 2022
    Hardback
    9781107175419
    450 pages
    251 × 176 × 27 mm
    1.06kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Preface. Part I. Quantum System-Bath Interactions and their Control. 1. Equilibration of Large Quantum Systems
    • 2. Thermalization of Quantum Systems Weakly Coupled to Baths
    • 3. Generic Quantum Baths
    • 4. Quantized System-Bath Interactions
    • 5. System-Bath Reversible and Irreversible Quantum Dynamics
    • 6. System-Bath Equilibration via Spin-Boson Interaction
    • 7. Bath-Induced Collective Dynamics
    • 8. Bath-Induced Self-Energy: Cooperative Lamb-Shift and Dipole-Dipole Interactions
    • 9. Quantum Measurements, Pointer Basis and Decoherence
    • 10. The Quantum Zeno and Anti-Zeno Effects (QZE and AZE)
    • 11. Dynamical Control of Open Systems
    • 12. Optimal Dynamical Control of Open Systems
    • 13. Dynamical Control of Quantum Information Processing
    • 14. Dynamical Control of Quantum State Transfer in Hybrid Systems. Part II. Control of Thermodynamic Processes in Quantum Systems. 15. Entropy, Work and Heat Exchange Bounds for Driven Quantum Systems
    • 16. Thermodynamics and its Control on Non-Markovian Time Scales
    • 17. Work-Information Relation and System-Bath Correlations
    • 18. Cyclic Quantum Engines Energized by Thermal or Non-Thermal Baths
    • 19. Steady-State Cycles for Quantum Heat Machines
    • 20. Two-Level Minimal Model of a Heat Engine
    • 21. Quantum Cooperative Heat Machines
    • 22. Heat-to-Work Conversion in Fully Quantized Machines
    • 23. Quantum Refrigerators and the Third Law
    • 24. Minimal Quantum Heat Manager: Heat Diode and Transistor. Conclusions and Outlook. Bibliography. Index.