QUANTUM THERMODYNAMICS OF A MACROSCOPIC SPIN

• Grant number: 24/09177-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: September 01, 2024
• End date: April 30, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Condensed Matter Physics
• Principal Investigator: Fagner Muruci de Paula
• Grantee: Marcos Paulo Severo Foresto
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas (CCNH). Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC). Ministério da Educação (Brasil). Santo André , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Quantum thermodynamics is an emergent research field aimed at extending the concepts of standard thermodynamics into the quantum regime, offering profound implications for potential quantum technologies, including nano-scale heat machines and quantum processors. This project aims to explore the frontier between standard and quantum theories of thermodynamics, investigating the quantum thermodynamic properties of a macroscopic spin under decoherence. In particular, the dynamics of internal entropy production and its connection with the quantum coherence of the macrospin.