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The problem of engines in statistical physics
Robert Alicki, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Alejandro Jenkins
Engines are open systems that can generate work cyclically, at the expense of an external disequilibrium. They are ubiquitous in nature and technology, but the course of mathematic…
Near field propulsion forces from nonreciprocal media
David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Noah Graham, Mehran Kardar +1
Arguments based on symmetry and thermodynamics may suggest the existence of a ratchet-like lateral Casimir force between two plates at different temperatures and with broken invers…
Dynamical theory for the battery's electromotive force
Robert Alicki, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Alejandro Jenkins +1
We propose a dynamical theory of how the chemical energy stored in a battery generates the electromotive force (emf). In this picture, the battery's half-cell acts as an engine, cy…
Spin-bath polarization via disentanglement
D. D. Bhaktavatsala Rao, Arnab Ghosh, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky +2
Spin bath polarization is the key to enhancing the sensitivity of quantum sensing and information processing. Significant effort has been invested in identifying the consequences o…
A dynamic picture of energy conversion in photovoltaic devices
Robert Alicki, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Alejandro Jenkins +1
Studies of emerging photovoltaics, such as organic and perovskite solar cells, have recently shown that the separation of photo-generated charge carriers is correlated with non-the…
Cooperative efficiency boost for quantum heat engines
David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Wassilij Kopylov, Gernot Schaller
The power and efficiency of many-body heat engines can be boosted by performing cooperative non-adiabatic operations in contrast to the commonly used adiabatic implementations. Her…