Ultra-cold single-atom quantum heat engines

We propose a scheme for a single-atom quantum heat engine based on ultra-cold atom technologies. Building on the high degree of control typical of cold atom systems, we demonstrate that three paradigmatic heat engines—Carnot, Otto and Diesel—are within reach of state-of-the-art technology, and their...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Giovanni Barontini, Mauro Paternostro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2019-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ab2684