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 language | English |
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Article number | 016101 |
Pages (from-to) | 161011-161018 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Physical Review E |
Volume | 68 |
Issue number | 1 2 |
State | Published - Jul 2003 |