Quantum four-stroke heat engine: Thermodynamic observables in a model with intrinsic friction
Quantum four-stroke heat engine: Thermodynamic observables in a model with intrinsic friction
The fundamentals of a quantum heat engine are derived from first principles. The study is based on the equation of motion of a minimum set of operators, which is then used to define the state of the system. The relation between the quantum framework and the thermodynamical observables is examined. …