Exploring aspects of quantum information and quantum thermodynamics in curved spacetime

• Grant number: 25/07325-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: September 01, 2025
• End date: August 31, 2028
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Elementary Particle Physics and Fields
• Principal Investigator: Alberto Vazquez Saa
• Grantee: Marcos Leopoldo Wayhs Basso
• Host Institution: Instituto de Matemática, Estatística e Computação Científica (IMECC). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This research project aims to investigate fundamental aspects of quantum information and thermodynamics in curved spacetime. It will explore relativistic effects-such as time dilation and spacetime curvature-and their impact on quantum and thermodynamic properties, including entanglement, quantum coherence, and entropy production. The central focus is on the formulation and generalization of quantum fluctuation theorems-particularly the Crooks theorem-for localized quantum systems and quantum fields in curved spacetimes, encompassing scenarios with event, cosmological, and causal horizons. Additionally, the project seeks to understand energy-time uncertainty relations and quantum speed limits in relativistic regimes, with the goal of characterizing fundamental constraints on quantum dynamics imposed by spacetime geometry.