Quantum thermodynamics with fast driving and strong coupling via the mesoscopic leads approach
Artur M. Lacerda, Archak Purkayastha, Michael J. Kewming, Gabriel T. Landi, John Goold
Abstract
In the mesoscopic leads technique, continuum environments at finite temperature are modeled via a finite-set modes, which are in turn damped by Markovian dissipation. Here, the authors extended this approach to include arbitrary time dependence in the Hamiltonian of the central system and performed detailed assessment of the thermodynamic quantities. They illustrated their approach by applying the technique to the driven resonant level model and to a driven double dot system, which is a noninteracting system exhibiting rectification.
Topics & Concepts
Mesoscopic physicsPhysicsHamiltonian (control theory)Quantum thermodynamicsDissipationStatistical physicsQuantumCoupling (piping)RectificationNon-equilibrium thermodynamicsClassical mechanicsQuantum mechanicsMaterials scienceMathematicsMathematical optimizationMetallurgyPower (physics)Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsQuantum and electron transport phenomenaQuantum many-body systems