PIRSA:17020097

Video URL

https://pirsa.org/17020097

Quantum Thermodynamics in the Gaussian Regime

Brown, E. (2017). Quantum Thermodynamics in the Gaussian Regime. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. https://pirsa.org/17020097

Brown, Eric. Quantum Thermodynamics in the Gaussian Regime. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Feb. 16, 2017, https://pirsa.org/17020097 

          @misc{ scivideos_PIRSA:17020097,
            doi = {10.48660/17020097},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/17020097},
            author = {Brown, Eric},
            keywords = {Quantum Foundations},
            language = {en},
            title = {Quantum Thermodynamics in the Gaussian Regime},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics},
            year = {2017},
            month = {feb},
            note = {PIRSA:17020097 see, \url{https://scivideos.org/index.php/pirsa/17020097}}
          }

Eric Brown Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO)

Talk numberPIRSA:17020097
DOI10.48660/17020097
Source RepositoryPIRSA
Collection
Talk Type Scientific Series
Subject

Abstract

The study of thermodynamics in the quantum regime has in recent years experienced somewhat of a renaissance in our community. This excitement is fueled both by the fundamental nature of the subject as well as the potential for heat machines designed with quantum advantages. Here, I will suggest the study of quantum thermodynamics restricted to a Gaussian regime, with two primary goals in mind. The first is to understand just how restrictive Gaussian states and operations are in a thermodynamic context; as such operations are often the most easily implemented in the laboratory it is pertinent to understand what limitations they impose on us. The second is to use the computational simplicity of Gaussian quantum mechanics to examine thermodynamics under less ideal but more realistic assumptions, such as with finite bath sizes and time scales. We will present two works in this seminar, one focusing on each of these motivations.