Out of equilibrium thermodynamics of quantum harmonic chains

DOI10.1088/1742-5468/AB3DA6zbMATH Open1457.82332arXiv1403.0629OpenAlexW2983859245MaRDI QIDQ5149462FDOQ5149462

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Publication date: 11 February 2021

Published in: Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The thermodynamic implications for the out-of-equilibrium dynamics of quantum systems are to date largely unexplored, especially for quantum many-body systems. In this paper we investigate the paradigmatic case of an array of nearest-neighbor coupled quantum harmonic oscillators interacting with a thermal bath and subjected to a quench of the inter-oscillator coupling strength. We study the work done on the system and its irreversible counterpart, and characterize analytically the fluctuation relations of the ensuing out-of-equilibrium dynamics. Finally, we showcase an interesting functional link between the dissipated work produced across a two-element chain and their degree of general quantum correlations. Our results suggest that, for the specific model at hand, the non-classical features of a harmonic system can influence significantly its thermodynamics.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1403.0629

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Irreversible thermodynamics, including Onsager-Machlup theory (82C35)

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