PhD Defense: Nathan Myers
Location
Physics : 401
Date & Time
April 14, 2022, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Description
ADVISOR: Dr. Sebastian Deffner
TITLE: Quantum Engines at the Frontiers of Physics
ABSTRACT: Thermodynamics was developed at the dawn of the industrial revolution to understand and optimize the new disruptive technology of the time, the steam engine. Emerging quantum technologies seem poised to usher in a new technological revolution based on the concept of the "quantum advantage" -- that quantum devices can harness non-classical correlations to outperform their classical counterparts. Practical and efficient implementation of such devices requires that we understand what energetic costs may be associated with utilizing these quantum resources, and how to minimize those costs. The developing field of quantum thermodynamics is uniquely poised to answer such questions. However, in order to understand how to extend the framework of thermodynamics to the quantum realm requires a well-established theoretical and practical framework. Heat engines serve as an ideal system for this task. In this dissertation, we comprehensively explore the quantum thermodynamics of indistinguishable particles guided by the analysis of quantum thermal machines.
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TITLE: Quantum Engines at the Frontiers of Physics
ABSTRACT: Thermodynamics was developed at the dawn of the industrial revolution to understand and optimize the new disruptive technology of the time, the steam engine. Emerging quantum technologies seem poised to usher in a new technological revolution based on the concept of the "quantum advantage" -- that quantum devices can harness non-classical correlations to outperform their classical counterparts. Practical and efficient implementation of such devices requires that we understand what energetic costs may be associated with utilizing these quantum resources, and how to minimize those costs. The developing field of quantum thermodynamics is uniquely poised to answer such questions. However, in order to understand how to extend the framework of thermodynamics to the quantum realm requires a well-established theoretical and practical framework. Heat engines serve as an ideal system for this task. In this dissertation, we comprehensively explore the quantum thermodynamics of indistinguishable particles guided by the analysis of quantum thermal machines.
https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=m48507433e4cfc9e22fce112bebb31174
Meeting number (access code): 2623 317 9297
Host key: 170432
Meeting password: 5VnpwVh5y6r
Join by phone +1-202-860-2110 United States Toll (Washington D.C.)
