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具有不定因果序的反常热流与量子奥托循环

Anomalous heat flow and quantum Otto cycle with indefinite causal order

Qing-Feng Xue, Qi Zhang, Xu-Cai Zhuang, Yun-Jie Xia, Enrico Russo, Giulio Chiribella, Rosario Lo Franco, Zhong-Xiao Man

AI总结:

本文揭示两个相同热化通道在不定因果序下可产生从冷到热的反常热流,并据此设计出兼具制冷与做功能力的量子奥托循环,且在光子量子装置中完成原理性实验验证。

摘要:

热量自发地从高温流向低温是经典热力学的基石,通常被认为与相互作用的顺序无关。虽然这对处于平衡态的宏观系统成立,但本文表明,当两个相同的热化通道之间的相互作用顺序是不定的时,会出现反常热流,即热量有时可以从较冷的实体流向较热的实体。利用这种反常热流,我们设计了一个具有不定因果序的量子奥托循环,它不仅能实现制冷,还能产生功。该反常热流和量子奥托循环在光子量子装置中进行了实验模拟,为该理论提供了原理性验证。

英文摘要:

The principle that heat spontaneously flows from higher temperature to lower temperature is a cornerstone of classical thermodynamics, often assumed to be independent of the sequence of interactions. While this holds true for macroscopic systems at equilibrium, here we show that, when the order of interactions between two identical thermalization channels is indefinite, an anomalous heat flow emerges, whereby heat can sometime flow from a colder entity to a hotter one. Taking advantage of this anomalous heat flow, we design a quantum Otto cycle with indefinite causal order, which not only achieves refrigeration but also generates work. The anomalous heat flow and the quantum Otto cycle are experimentally simulated in a photonic quantum setup, which provides a proof-of-principle demonstration of the theory.

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