Quantum Information Seminar | January 22, 10:00

Classical counterparts to fully quantum fluctuation theorems

Mugdha Zadkar

Fully quantum fluctuation relations incorporate coherence and quantum correlations, but typically require explicit modeling of components that more traditional approaches (both classical and quantum) only treat implicitly. Such components include the system that delivers the work, as well as the system that imposes the external control. In this project, we strive to mimic the general machinery of fully quantum fluctuation relations in a purely classical phase space setting, and within this construction derive classical counterparts to various fully quantum fluctuation relations. One goal is to understand the effects of introducing explicit batteries and external controls in the classical scenario, and how this relates to standard classical approaches. A further aim is to enable a comparison between fully quantum fluctuation relations and classical fluctuation relations on a more equal footing.


University of Cologne
Conference Room Theory
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