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1. I. Avitan, R. Factor and D. Gelbwaser-Klimovsky. Necessary conditions for the Mpemba effect in a 3-level system. arXiv:2603.04567 (2026); [arXiv(opens in new tab)]
2. D. Shah, K. Asheichyk, D. Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, N. Graham, M. Kardar and M. Kruger. A contactless heat engine driven by nonreciprocal fluctuation-induced torques. JCP 165, 104111 (2026); [link(opens in new tab)] [arXiv(opens in new tab)]
3. A. Bhartiya, T. Kramer, D. Gelbwaser-Klimovsky. Probing Non-equilibrium baths: Frequency-Resolved Thermometry and Quantum Heat Current Turnover. arXiv:2608.09461 (2026); [arXiv(opens in new tab)]
4. N. Ludwin, O. Cremerman, M. Šindelka, D. Gelbwaser-Klimovsky. Restoring heat and particle flow in strongly coupled non-equilibrium devices. arXiv:2608.20737 (2026); [arXiv(opens in new tab)]
5. D. Shah, K. Asheichyk, D. Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Heat Transfer and Torque in Enclosing Cylindrical Configurations with Nonreciprocal Materials. arXiv:2608.24967 (2026); [arXiv(opens in new tab)]
6. D. Gelbwaser-Klimovsky. Efficient protocol for the Markovian Mpemba effect in N-level systems. arXiv:2609.09988 (2026). [arXiv(opens in new tab)]
Non Reciprocal
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Near 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?
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Equilibrium forces on non-reciprocal materials
Authors: N Graham, M. Kardar and M. Kruger. Published on: Physical Review B 106, 115106 (2022). Key Questions: Do systems at the same temperature produce conservative Casimir’s forces? What is unique about Casimir’s forces produced by non-reciprocal materials?
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Perspectives on weak interactions in complex materials at different length scales
Authors: J. Fiedler, K. Berland, J. W. Borchert, R. W. Corkery, A. Eisfeld, D. Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, M. M. Greve, B. Holst, K. Jacobs, M. Krüger, D. F. Parsons, C. Persson, M. Presselt,T. Reisinger, S. Scheel, F. Stienkemeier, M. Tømterud, M. Walter, R. T. Weitz ORCID and J. Zalieckasa Published on: Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023,25, 2671-2705 Key Question: Do non-reciprocal materials comply with the Casimir-Earnshaw’s theorem?
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Violation of Detailed Balance in Quantum Open Systems
Authors: Robert Alicki, Milan Šindelka, and David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky Published on: Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 040401 (2023). Key Question: Is detailed balance necessary for thermal equilibration?
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Thermalization without detailed balance: population oscillations in the absence of coherences
Authors: Shay Blum and David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky Published on: J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 16, 4066 (2025) Key Question: How can population oscillations occur without quantum February 19, 2025 Key Question: How can population oscillations occur without quantum coherences? How do systems that violate detailed balance thermalize? What is the role of exceptional points in thermalization?
Quantum Thermodynamics
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Thermodynamics of quantum systems under dynamical control
Authors: D. Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, W. Niedenzu and G. Kurizki. Published on: Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics volume 64, 329 (2015). Key Question: A review on the thermodynamics of quantum systems
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Non-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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Two-level masers as heat-to-work converters
Authors: Arnab Ghosh, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Wolfgang Niedenzub, Alexander I. Lvovskye, Igor Mazets, Marlan O. Scullyk and Gershon Kurizki Published on: PNAS 115, 9941 (2018). Key Question:How to build a quantum heat engine with a maser?
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Quantum features and signatures of quantum thermal machines
Authors: Amikam Levy and David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky Published on: Thermodynamics in the Quantum Regime: Fundamental Aspects and New Directions: 87 (2018). Key Question: What are better quantum or classical heat machines?
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Single-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?
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Reproducing Quantum Probability Distributions at the Speed of Classical Dynamics: A New Approach for Developing Force-Field Functors
Authors: Vikram Sundar, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky and Alán Aspuru-Guzik Published on: JPCL 9, 1721 (2018). Key Question:How to include quantum effects in molecular dynamics simulations?
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Cooling 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?
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Near 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?
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Violation of Detailed Balance in Quantum Open Systems
Authors: Robert Alicki, Milan Šindelka, and David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky Published on: Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 040401 (2023). Key Question: Is detailed balance necessary for thermal equilibration?
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Steady 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?
Heat Engines / Work Extraction
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Thermodynamics of quantum systems under dynamical control
Authors: D. Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, W. Niedenzu and G. Kurizki. Published on: Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics volume 64, 329 (2015). Key Question: A review on the thermodynamics of quantum systems
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Non-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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Two-level masers as heat-to-work converters
Authors: Arnab Ghosh, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Wolfgang Niedenzub, Alexander I. Lvovskye, Igor Mazets, Marlan O. Scullyk and Gershon Kurizki Published on: PNAS 115, 9941 (2018). Key Question:How to build a quantum heat engine with a maser?
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Quantum features and signatures of quantum thermal machines
Authors: Amikam Levy and David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky Published on: Thermodynamics in the Quantum Regime: Fundamental Aspects and New Directions: 87 (2018). Key Question: What are better quantum or classical heat machines?
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Single-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?
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Dynamical theory for the battery’s electromotive force
Authors: R. Alicki, D. Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, A. Jenkins and E. von Hauff Published on: Chemistry Chemical Physics 23, 9428 (2021); Key Question: How to dynamically described the electric current generated by a battery?
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Near 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?
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The leaking elastic capacitor as a model for active matter
Authors: Robert Alicki, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky and Alejandro Jenkins Published on: Phys. Rev. E 103, 052131. Key Question: A dynamical model of a heat engine based on self-oscillations
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The 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?
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Quantum mechanically enhanced performance of simple heat machines
Authors: D Gelbwaser-Klimovsky and G Kurizki Published on: Physica Scripta T165, 014025 (2015). Key Question:What are the thermodynamic bounds for simple quantum heat machines?
Cooling / Stabilization
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Thermodynamics of quantum systems under dynamical control
Authors: D. Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, W. Niedenzu and G. Kurizki. Published on: Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics volume 64, 329 (2015). Key Question: A review on the thermodynamics of quantum systems
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Cooling 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?
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Breaking down resonance: nonlinear transport and the breakdown of coherent tunneling models in single molecule junctions
Authors: E-Dean Fung, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Jeffrey Taylor, Jonathan Low, Jianlong Xia,Iryna Davydenko, Luis M. Campos, Seth Marder, Uri Peskin, and Latha Venkataraman Published on: Nano Letters 2019 19 (4), 2555-2561. Key Question:NDR and hysteresis in molecule junctions
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Spin-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?
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High-voltage-assisted mechanical stabilization of single-molecule junctions
Authors: David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Alán Aspuru-Guzik, Michael Thoss and Uri Peskin Published on: Nano Letters 18, 4727 (2018). Key Question:Could you stabilize molecule junctions by increasing the voltage?
Self-Oscillations
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A 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?
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Dynamical theory for the battery’s electromotive force
Authors: R. Alicki, D. Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, A. Jenkins and E. von Hauff Published on: Chemistry Chemical Physics 23, 9428 (2021); Key Question: How to dynamically described the electric current generated by a battery?
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The leaking elastic capacitor as a model for active matter
Authors: Robert Alicki, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky and Alejandro Jenkins Published on: Phys. Rev. E 103, 052131. Key Question: A dynamical model of a heat engine based on self-oscillations
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The 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?
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A thermodynamic cycle for the solar cell
Authors: Robert Alicki, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky and Alejandro Jenkins Published on: Annals of Physics 378, 71 (2017). Key Question:What is the thermodynamic cycle of a solar cell?