Entropic equality for worst-case work at any protocol speed

We derive an equality for non-equilibrium statistical mechanics in finite-dimensional quantum systems. The equality concerns the worst-case work output of a time-dependent Hamiltonian protocol in the presence of a Markovian heat bath. It has the form 'worst-case work = penalty - optimum'....

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Main Authors: Dahlsten, O, Choi, M, Braun, D, Garner, A, Halpern, N, Vedral, V
Format: Journal article
Published: IOP Publishing 2017