Quantum thermodynamics
| Thesis title in Czech: | Kvantová termodynamika |
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| Thesis title in English: | Quantum thermodynamics |
| Key words: | Kvantová termodynamika, stochastická termodynamika |
| English key words: | Quantum thermodynamics, stochastic thermodynamics |
| Academic year of topic announcement: | 2017/2018 |
| Thesis type: | diploma thesis |
| Thesis language: | angličtina |
| Department: | Department of Macromolecular Physics (32-KMF) |
| Supervisor: | RNDr. Viktor Holubec, Ph.D. |
| Author: |
| Guidelines |
| 1) Review the available literature on quantum thermodynamics.
2) Apply techniques of quantum thermodynamics on a specific model system. |
| References |
| [1] J. P. Pekola, “Towards quantum thermodynamics in electronic circuits,” Nature Phys., vol. 11, p. 118,
2015. [2] G. S. Engel, T. R. Calhoun, E. L. Read, T.-K. Ahn, T. Mancal, Y.-C. Cheng, R. E. Blankenship, and G. R. Fleming, “Evidence for wavelike energy transfer through quantum coherence in photosynthetic systems,” Nature, vol. 446, p. 782, 2007. [3] N. Lambert, Y.-N. Chen, Y.-C. Cheng, C.-M. Li, G.-Y. Chen, and F. Nori, “Quantum biology,” Nature Phys., vol. 9, p. 10, 2013. [4] M. O. Scully, K. R. Chapin, K. E. Dorfman, M. B. Kim, and A. Svidzinsky, “Quantum heat engine power can be increased by noise-induced coherence,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., vol. 108, p. 15097, 2011. |
| Preliminary scope of work |
| Currently, the forefront of the stochastic thermodynamics is shifting more towards quantum processes
[1], which potentially promises further ground-breaking paradigm changes as witnessed by the currently active (and controversial) topics of relevance of quantum-mechanical coherences for photosynthetic lightharvesting systems [2] and biological process in general (so called “Quantum Biology”) [3] or efficiencies of solar cells [4]. One of the research topics which immediately comes into consideration after finishing the above described running projects is to focus on thermodynamics in quantum regime, which is also the theme of the COST action in which I participate. The most promising area here is to investigate how quantum coherences may enhance performance of microscopic devices such as heat engines, i.e. solar cells and photosynthetic systems. |
| Preliminary scope of work in English |
| Currently, the forefront of the stochastic thermodynamics is shifting more towards quantum processes
[1], which potentially promises further ground-breaking paradigm changes as witnessed by the currently active (and controversial) topics of relevance of quantum-mechanical coherences for photosynthetic lightharvesting systems [2] and biological process in general (so called “Quantum Biology”) [3] or efficiencies of solar cells [4]. One of the research topics which immediately comes into consideration after finishing the above described running projects is to focus on thermodynamics in quantum regime, which is also the theme of the COST action in which I participate. The most promising area here is to investigate how quantum coherences may enhance performance of microscopic devices such as heat engines, i.e. solar cells and photosynthetic systems. |