PH6606: Introduction to Quantum Thermodynamics

L-T-P-C: 3-0-0-3

Prerequisites: PH5006 , PH 5007 , PH 5008

Syllabus

Module 1: Preliminaries

( Lecture hours: 3 , Tutorial hours: 0 , Lab hours: 0 )

Basics of classical statistical physics, Laws of thermodynamics, Concept of probability, Jarzynski equality and Crooks theorem .

Module 2: Statistical physics and thermodynamics from entanglement viewpoint

( Lecture hours: 10 , Tutorial hours: 0 , Lab hours: 0 )

Basics of entanglement theory, Envariance from entanglement assisted invariance, Quantum work, heat, and entropy production, Quantum fluctuation theorem .

Module 3: Thermodynamics of quantum systems

( Lecture hours: 12 , Tutorial hours: 0 , Lab hours: 0 )

Quantum thermometry, Quantum heat engines, Quantum Carnot and Otto cycles, Work extraction from quantum systems, Quantum batteries and refrigerators, Concepts of ergotropy .

Module 4: Thermodynamics of quantum information

( Lecture hours: 10 , Tutorial hours: 0 , Lab hours: 0 )

Thermodynamics of classical information processing and Landauer’s bound, Quantum modification of Landauer’s bound with example in non-equilibrium quantum systems, Kibble-Zurek mechanism and entropy production, Quantum error correction in adiabatic quantum computers .

Module 5: Physical platforms

( Lecture hours: 7 , Tutorial hours: 0 , Lab hours: 0 )

Introduction to proposals for realizing quantum thermodynamic devices using ion traps, light-matter interaction, ultracold atoms, and superconducting qubits .

Study Materials

Textbooks

  1. Quantum Computation and Quantum Information, M. A. Nielsen and I. L. Chuang, Cambridge University Press (2007), ISBN: 978-81-7596-092-3
  2. The Theory of Open Quantum Systems, H. P. Breuer and F. Petruccione, Oxford University Press, ISBN: 0-19-852063-8
  3. Quantum Thermodynamics: An Introduction to the Thermodynamics of Quantum Information, S. Deffner and S. Campbell, IOP Concise Physics, ISBN: 978-1643276557

References

  1. Quantum thermodynamic devices: from theoretical proposals to experimental reality, Nathan M. Myers, Obinna Abah, Sebastian Deffner, AVS Quantum Sci. 4, 027101 (2022)
  2. Quantum Thermodynamics, S. Vinjanampathy and J. Anders, Contemporary Physics, 57, 545 (2016)