论文标题
量子热机和电池
Quantum thermal machines and batteries
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论文摘要
萨迪·卡诺（Sadi Carnot）在19世纪初的开创性作品提供了可逆的热发动机的蓝图，最终随后随后又遵循了著名的热力学定律。将近两个世纪后，制定热力学定律的量子理论的追求毫不奇怪地使物理学家可视化被称为“量子热机”（QTMS）的量子理论。在本文中，我们回顾了理论构建中所取得的突出发展以及对QTM的理解，从他们最早的原型制定到最近的模型。我们还提供了详细的介绍，并强调了“量子电池”快速发展的领域的最新进展。
The seminal work by Sadi Carnot in the early nineteenth century provided the blueprint of a reversible heat engine and the celebrated second law of thermodynamics eventually followed. Almost two centuries later, the quest to formulate a quantum theory of the thermodynamic laws has thus unsurprisingly motivated physicists to visualise what are known as `quantum thermal machines' (QTMs). In this article, we review the prominent developments achieved in the theoretical construction as well as understanding of QTMs, beginning from the formulation of their earliest prototypes to recent models. We also present a detailed introduction and highlight recent progress in the rapidly developing field of `quantum batteries'.
