Non-Equilibrium
Cooperative efficiency boost for quantum heat engines
On the operation of machines powered by quantum non-thermal baths
Authors: Wolfgang Niedenzu, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Abraham G Kofman and Gershon Kurizki Published on: New J. Phys. 18 083012 (2016). Key Question:What is a the maximal efficiency of a heat machine operating under the influence of non-thermal baths?
קרא עודSteady state properties of periodically driven quantum systems
Authors: Robert Alicki, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky and Alejandro Jenkins Published on: arXiv:2508.07674 (2025). Key Questions: What is the steady state of a periodically driven system interacting with a thermal bath? What is the role of unitarity in the thermalization of quantum systems?
קרא עודThe problem of engines in statistical physics
Authors: Robert Alicki, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky and Alejandro Jenkins Published on: Entropy 23, 1095 (2021). Key Question: What are the dynamical equations of an engine?
קרא עודNear field propulsion forces from nonreciprocal media
Authors: David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Noah Graham, Mehran Kardar and Matthias Kruger. Published on: Physical Review Letters 126, 170401 (2021). Key Question: How to build a heat engine using Casimir forces?
קרא עודSpin-bath polarization via disentanglement
Authors: D. D. Bhaktavatsala Rao, D. Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, N. Bar-Gill and G. Kurizki Published on: New Journal of Physics 22, 083035 (2020). Key Question: How to cool down a spin bath?
קרא עודA dynamic picture of energy conversion in photovoltaic devices
Authors: Robert Alicki, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Alejandro Jenkins, Elizabeth von Hauff Published on: arXiv:1901.10873. Key Question:How do you build a dynamic picture for photovoltaic devices?
קרא עודCooling by heating in nonequilibrium nanosystems
Authors: R. Hartle, C. Schinabeck, M. Kulkarni, D. Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, M. Thoss, and U. Peskin and Alejandro Published on: Physical Review B 98, 08140(R) (2018). Key Question: Could heating part of a system cool down another part?
קרא עודSingle-atom heat machines enabled by energy quantization
Authors: D. Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, A. Bylinskii, D. Gangloff, R. Islam, A. Aspuru-Guzik and V. Vuletic. Published on: Physical Review Letters 120, 170601 (2018) Key Question:Which unique capabilities are provided to heat machines by energy quantization?
קרא עודNon-Equilibrium Quantum Heat Machines
Authors: Robert Alicki and David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky Published on: New J. Phys. 17 115012 Key Question: What are the bounds of heat machines operating with non-equilibrium heat baths?
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