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Quantum engines and the range of the second law of thermodynamics in the noncommutative phase-space

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Author(s):
Santos, Jonas F. G. ; Bernardini, Alex E.
Total Authors: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL PLUS; v. 132, n. 6 JUN 13 2017.
Web of Science Citations: 6
Abstract

Two testable schemes for quantum heat engines are investigated under the quantization framework of noncommutative (NC) quantum mechanics (QM). By identifying the phenomenological connection between the phase-space NC driving parameters and an effective external magnetic field, the NC effects on the efficiency coefficient, N, of quantum engines can be quantified for two different cycles: an isomagnetic one and an isoenergetic one. In addition, paying a special attention to the quantum Carnot cycle, one notices that the inclusion of NC effects does not affect the maximal (Carnot) efficiency, N-C, ratifying the robustness of the second law of thermodynamics. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 15/05903-4 - SU(2) x SU(2) bi-spinor structure entanglement and additional quantum correlations exhibited by Dirac-like systems as graphene and trapped ions
Grantee:Alex Eduardo de Bernardini
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants