Occurrence of discontinuities in the performance of finite-time quantum Otto cycles

We study a quantum Otto cycle in which the strokes are performed in finite time. The cycle involves energy measurements at the end of each stroke to allow for the respective determination of work. We then optimize for the work and efficiency of the cycle by varying the time spent in the different st...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zheng, Yuanjian, Hänggi, Peter, Poletti, Dario
Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80440
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/46544