| Full text | |
| Author(s): |
Total Authors: 4
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Queens Univ, Sch Math & Phys, Ctr Theoret Atom Mol & Opt Phys, Belfast BT7 1NN, Antrim - North Ireland
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Fis, BR-05314970 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | NPJ QUANTUM INFORMATION; v. 6, n. 1 DEC 4 2020. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 3 |
| Abstract | |
The entropy production rate is a key quantity in nonequilibrium thermodynamics of both classical and quantum processes. No universal theory of entropy production is available to date, which hinders progress toward its full grasping. By using a phase space-based approach, here we take the current framework for the assessment of thermodynamic irreversibility all the way to quantum regimes by characterizing entropy production-and its rate-resulting from the continuous monitoring of a Gaussian system. This allows us to formulate a sharpened second law of thermodynamics that accounts for the measurement back action and information gain from a continuously monitored system. We illustrate our framework in a series of physically relevant examples. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 18/12813-0 - Quantum thermodynamics of bosonic systems |
| Grantee: | Gabriel Teixeira Landi |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 17/50304-7 - Entropy production in non-equilibrium quantum processes: from foundations to quantum technologies |
| Grantee: | Gabriel Teixeira Landi |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |