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Let a general quantum many-body system at a low temperature adiabatically cross through the vicinity of the system's quantum critical point. We show that the system's temperature is significantly suppressed due to both the entropy…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-08-27 Shi-Jian Gu

Quantum measurement is a fundamental cornerstone of experimental quantum computations. The main issues in current quantum measurement strategies are the high number of measurement rounds to determine a global optimal measurement output and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-05-02 Laszlo Gyongyosi , Sandor Imre

Thermodynamics is a branch of science blessed by an unparalleled combination of generality of scope and formal simplicity. Based on few natural assumptions together with the four laws, it sets the boundaries between possible and impossible…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-02-06 Luis A. Correa , José P. Palao , Daniel Alonso , Gerardo Adesso

Refrigeration limits are of fundamental and practical importance. We here show that quantum systems can be cooled below existing incoherent cooling bounds by employing coherent virtual qubits, even if the amount of coherence is incompletely…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-25 Rodolfo R. Soldati , Durga B. R. Dasari , Jörg Wrachtrup , Eric Lutz

The thermodynamic uncertainty relation posits that higher thermodynamic costs are essential for a system to function with greater precision. Recent discussions have expanded thermodynamic uncertainty relations beyond classical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-12-13 Yoshihiko Hasegawa

Quantum annealers are emerging as programmable, dynamical experimental platforms for probing strongly correlated spin systems. Yet key thermal assumptions, chiefly a Gibbs-distributed output ensemble, remain unverified in the large-scale…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-04 George Grattan , Pratik Sathe , Cristiano Nisoli

The many-body physics at quantum phase transitions shows a subtle interplay between quantum and thermal fluctuations, emerging in the low-temperature limit. In this review, we first give a pedagogical introduction to the equilibrium…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2026-04-22 Davide Rossini , Ettore Vicari

In bosonic quantum metrology, the estimate of a loss parameter is typically performed by means of pure states, such as coherent, squeezed or entangled states, while mixed thermal probes are discarded for their inferior performance. Here we…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-10-17 Gaetana Spedalieri , Cosmo Lupo , Samuel L. Braunstein , Stefano Pirandola

We consider continuously monitored quantum systems and introduce definitions of work and heat along individual quantum trajectories that are valid for coherent superpositions of energy eigenstates. We use these quantities to extend the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-03-22 Jose Joaquin Alonso , Eric Lutz , Alessandro Romito

The third law of thermodynamics, also known as the Nernst unattainability principle, puts a fundamental bound on how close a system, whether classical or quantum, can be cooled to a temperature near to absolute zero. On the other hand, a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-10-04 Lorenzo Buffoni , Stefano Gherardini , Emmanuel Zambrini Cruzeiro , Yasser Omar

It is "conventional wisdom" that the uncertainty of local temperature measurements on equilibrium systems diverges exponentially fast as their temperature $T$ drops to zero. In contrast, some exactly solvable models showcase a more benign…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-07-04 Karen V. Hovhannisyan , Luis A. Correa

One of the key tasks in physics is to perform measurements in order to determine the state of a system. Often, measurements are aimed at determining the values of physical parameters, but one can also ask simpler questions, such as "is the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-07-01 Jan de Boer , Victor Godet , Jani Kastikainen , Esko Keski-Vakkuri

The quantum limit is a fundamental lower bound on the uncertainty when estimating a parameter in a system dominated by the minimum amount of noise (quantum noise). For the first time, we derive and demonstrate a quantum limit for…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-12 Huwei Wang , Roman Ermakov , Francesco Da Ros , Darko Zibar

A model computational quantum thermodynamic network is constructed with two variable temperature baths coupled by a linker system, with an asymmetry in the coupling of the linker to the two baths. It is found in computational simulations…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2021-11-10 Phillip C. Lotshaw , Michael E. Kellman

Quantum simulation is a highly ambitious program in cold atom research currently being pursued in laboratories worldwide. The goal is to use cold atoms in optical lattice to simulate models for unsolved strongly correlated systems, so as to…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2015-05-14 Qi Zhou , Tin-Lun Ho

Navigating the intricacies of thermal management at the quantum scale is a challenge in the pursuit of advanced nanoscale technologies. To this extent, theoretical frameworks introducing minimal models mirroring the functionality of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-07-01 André H. A. Malavazi , Borhan Ahmadi , Paweł Mazurek , Antonio Mandarino

We present a quantum thermometry method utilizing an optomechanical system composed of an optical field coupled to a mechanical resonator for measuring the unknown temperature of a thermal bath. To achieve this, we connect a thermal bath to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-12-06 Asghar Ullah , Ali Pedram , M. Tahir Naseem , Özgür E. Müstecaplıoğlu

We consider the problem of estimating the temperature $ T $ of a very cold equilibrium sample. The temperature estimates are drawn from measurements performed on a quantum probe strongly coupled to it. We model this scenario by resorting to…

Using a two-level moving probe, we address the temperature estimation of a static thermal bath modeled by a massless scalar field prepared in a thermal state. Different couplings of the probe to the field are discussed under various…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-01-10 Hossein Rangani Jahromi , Samira Ebrahimi Asl Mamaghani , Rosario Lo Franco

An alternative model to describe the electronic and thermal properties of quantum dot based on triangle geometry is proposed. The model predicts characteristics and limitations of the system by controlling the magnetic field and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-02-10 Francisco A. G. de Lira , Edilberto O. Silva