Power-efficiency-stability trade-off in quantum information engines
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| author | Aguilar, Milton Ünal, Cüneyt Lutz, Eric |
| author_facet | Aguilar, Milton Ünal, Cüneyt Lutz, Eric |
| contents | Efficiency and power are two central measures of the performance of thermal machines. We here study the power-efficiency-stability trade-off in a finite-time quantum Carnot information engine, in which an information reservoir replaces the usual cold bath of a quantum Carnot engine. We analytically evaluate mean and variance of the work output, and demonstrate that maximum efficiency can be reached at both finite work output and finite work output fluctuations. We additionally show that the relative work output fluctuations may be smaller than those of the corresponding Carnot heat engine. This result implies that the finite-time quantum Carnot information engine can be more stable than the quantum Carnot heat engine, an important property for practical applications. |
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| spellingShingle | Power-efficiency-stability trade-off in quantum information engines Aguilar, Milton Ünal, Cüneyt Lutz, Eric Quantum Physics Statistical Mechanics Efficiency and power are two central measures of the performance of thermal machines. We here study the power-efficiency-stability trade-off in a finite-time quantum Carnot information engine, in which an information reservoir replaces the usual cold bath of a quantum Carnot engine. We analytically evaluate mean and variance of the work output, and demonstrate that maximum efficiency can be reached at both finite work output and finite work output fluctuations. We additionally show that the relative work output fluctuations may be smaller than those of the corresponding Carnot heat engine. This result implies that the finite-time quantum Carnot information engine can be more stable than the quantum Carnot heat engine, an important property for practical applications. |
| title | Power-efficiency-stability trade-off in quantum information engines |
| topic | Quantum Physics Statistical Mechanics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.04901 |