Speaker
Tapio Ala-Nissila
Description
I will discuss our recent efforts to circumvent the no-go
theorem for quantum work [1] by using quantum trajectories
from the Hamilton-Jacobi (Bohm) formalism. Quantum
trajectories allow us to define work for a closed system
that is in close analogy to the classical definition, and
which recovers the standard results in the appropriate
limits [2]. Time permitting I will also discuss how the
concept of a conditional wave function can be used to
calculate energy exchanges between strongly coupled quantum
systems [3].
1. M. Perarnau-Llobet, E. Bäumer, K. V. Hovhannisyan, M. Huber, and A. Acin, Phys. Rev. Lett. vol. 118, 070601 (2017).
2. R. Sampaio et al., Phys. Rev. A vol. 97, 012131 (2018).
3. R. Sampaio et al., arXiv:1809.03273.
1. M. Perarnau-Llobet, E. Bäumer, K. V. Hovhannisyan, M. Huber, and A. Acin, Phys. Rev. Lett. vol. 118, 070601 (2017).
2. R. Sampaio et al., Phys. Rev. A vol. 97, 012131 (2018).
3. R. Sampaio et al., arXiv:1809.03273.
Primary author
Prof.
Tapio Ala-Nissila
