Energetic instability of passive states in thermodynamics

Is it possible to single out the thermal state from all the passive states even when not operating in the thermodynamic limit? Here, the authors show that an optimal amount of energy can be extracted from any athermal quantum state when using a machine that operates in a reversible cycle.

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Main Authors:	Carlo Sparaciari, David Jennings, Jonathan Oppenheim
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Published:	Nature Portfolio 2017
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:02b857f99a3f40ee9b3f08e6a1c362fd2021-12-02T14:40:49ZEnergetic instability of passive states in thermodynamics10.1038/s41467-017-01505-42041-1723https://doaj.org/article/02b857f99a3f40ee9b3f08e6a1c362fd2017-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01505-4https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Is it possible to single out the thermal state from all the passive states even when not operating in the thermodynamic limit? Here, the authors show that an optimal amount of energy can be extracted from any athermal quantum state when using a machine that operates in a reversible cycle.Carlo SparaciariDavid JenningsJonathan OppenheimNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2017)
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description	Is it possible to single out the thermal state from all the passive states even when not operating in the thermodynamic limit? Here, the authors show that an optimal amount of energy can be extracted from any athermal quantum state when using a machine that operates in a reversible cycle.
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Energetic instability of passive states in thermodynamics

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