Quantum four-stroke heat engine: Thermodynamic observables in a model with intrinsic friction

Tova Feldmann*, Ronnie Kosloff

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Abstract

The fundamentals of a quantum four-stroke heat engine were derived from first principles. The study was based on the equation of motion of a minimum set of operators. Explicit quantum equations of motion for the relevant observables were also derived on all branches.

Original languageEnglish
Article number016101
Pages (from-to)161011-161018
Number of pages8
JournalPhysical Review E
Volume68
Issue number1 2
StatePublished - Jul 2003

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