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ArticleEntropy (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Bound on Efficiency of Heat Engine from Uncertainty Relation Viewpoint.

Pritam Chattopadhyay, Ayan Mitra, Goutam Paul, Vasilios Zarikas

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Article in Entropy (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Pritam ChattopadhyayCryptology and Security Research Unit, R.C. Bose Center for Cryptology and Security, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata 700108, India.ORCID 0000-0002-1160-3603
Ayan MitraDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Kabanbay Batyr Ave. 53, Nur-Sultan 010000, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0002-9436-8871
Goutam PaulCryptology and Security Research Unit, R.C. Bose Center for Cryptology and Security, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata 700108, India.ORCID 0000-0002-5160-6032
Vasilios ZarikasDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Kabanbay Batyr Ave. 53, Nur-Sultan 010000, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0002-0419-1858

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Abstract

Quantum cycles in established heat engines can be modeled with various quantum systems as working substances. For example, a heat engine can be modeled with an infinite potential well as the working substance to determine the efficiency and work done. However, in this method, the relationship between the quantum observables and the physically measurable parameters-i.e., the efficiency and work done-is not well understood from the quantum mechanics approach. A detailed analysis is needed to link the thermodynamic variables (on which the efficiency and work done depends) with the uncertainty principle for better understanding. Here, we present the connection of the sum uncertainty relation of position and momentum operators with thermodynamic variables in the quantum heat engine model. We are able to determine the upper and lower bounds on the efficiency of the heat engine through the uncertainty relation.

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heat engineinfinite potential wellStirling cycleuncertainty relation

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PMID33918678
PMCPMC8068911

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