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Quantum thermodynamics with fast driving and strong coupling via the mesoscopic leads approach

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Autor(es):
Lacerda, Artur M. ; Purkayastha, Archak ; Kewming, Michael ; Landi, Gabriel T. ; Goold, John
Número total de Autores: 5
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: PHYSICAL REVIEW B; v. 107, n. 19, p. 14-pg., 2023-05-10.
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Understanding the thermodynamics of driven quantum systems strongly coupled to thermal baths is a central focus of quantum thermodynamics and mesoscopic physics. A variety of different methodological approaches exist in the literature, all with their own advantages and disadvantages. The mesoscopic leads approach was recently generalized to steady-state thermal machines and has the ability to replicate Landauer-Buttiker theory in the noninteracting limit. In this approach a set of discretized lead modes, each locally damped, provide a Markovian embedding for the baths. In this work we further generalize this approach to incorporate an arbitrary time dependence in the system Hamiltonian. Following a careful discussion of the calculation of thermodynamic quantities we illustrate the power of our approach by studying several driven mesoscopic examples coupled to finite-temperature fermionic baths, replicating known results in various limits. In the case of a driven noninteracting quantum dot we show how fast driving can be used to induce heat rectification. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 19/14072-0 - Termodinâmica de precisão em dispositivos quânticos fora do equilíbrio
Beneficiário:Gabriel Teixeira Landi
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