Efficiency at maximum power of a Carnot quantum information engine
Quantum Physics
2023-06-28 v1 Statistical Mechanics
Abstract
Optimizing the performance of thermal machines is an essential task of thermodynamics. We here consider the optimization of information engines that convert information about the state of a system into work. We concretely introduce a generalized finite-time Carnot cycle for a quantum information engine and optimize its power output in the regime of low dissipation. We derive a general formula for its efficiency at maximum power valid for arbitrary working media. We further investigate the optimal performance of a qubit information engine subjected to weak energy measurements.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2301.13560,
title = {Efficiency at maximum power of a Carnot quantum information engine},
author = {Paul Fadler and Alexander Friedenberger and Eric Lutz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2301.13560},
year = {2023}
}
Comments
10 pages, 5 figures