Quantum work statistics and resource theories: Bridging the gap through Rényi divergences
Quantum work statistics and resource theories: Bridging the gap through Rényi divergences
The work performed on or extracted from a nonautonomous quantum system described by means of a two-point projective-measurement approach is a stochastic variable. We show that the cumulant generating function of work can be recast in the form of quantum R\'enyi-$\ensuremath{\alpha}$ divergences, and by exploiting the convexity of this cumulant …