Quantum work statistics close to equilibrium
Matteo Scandi, Harry J. D. Miller, Janet Anders, Martí Perarnau-Llobet
Abstract
The authors identify quantum signatures in thermodynamic protocols in the linear response regime; these manifest in the form of non-Gaussian work distributions and modified fluctuation dissipation relations.
Topics & Concepts
Work (physics)Statistical physicsGaussianQuantumDissipationPhysicsStatisticsMathematicsClassical mechanicsQuantum mechanicsAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsQuantum Mechanics and ApplicationsQuantum Information and Cryptography