Hi all,
Tomorrow's group meeting will be given by David G. The title and abstract
are included inline after this message.
Best,
Ian
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TITLE: Strongly coupled open quantum system dynamics and heat machines
SPEAKER: David Gelbwaser
ABSTRACT: A common approximation on open quantum system is the weak
coupling. While it permits to study the dynamics of a system under the
influence of its environment, it also imposes some limitations. Weakly
coupled heat machines have a limited output (cooling or work power). A
possible way to overcome this limitation is to consider the strong coupling
regime, where thermodynamic principles, may no longer hold. In this talk, I
will explore this virtually unknown regime, showing the difference between
weakly and strongly coupled dynamics. I will focus on quantum thermal
machines and their thermodynamic bounds, nevertheless some of the results
may be applied for other open quantum systems as quantum information,
photosynthetic systems, chemical reactions, solar cells, etc.
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