260070 VU Foundations of mesoscopic engines - from classical to quantum (2021W)
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from We 01.09.2021 08:00 to Mo 27.09.2021 07:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 29.10.2021 23:59
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max. 15 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Tuesday
12.10.
10:30 - 12:00
Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
Friday
15.10.
13:00 - 13:45
Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
Tuesday
19.10.
10:30 - 12:00
Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
Friday
22.10.
13:00 - 13:45
Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
Friday
29.10.
13:00 - 13:45
Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
Friday
05.11.
13:00 - 13:45
Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
Tuesday
09.11.
10:30 - 12:00
Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
Friday
12.11.
13:00 - 13:45
Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
Tuesday
16.11.
10:30 - 12:00
Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
Friday
19.11.
13:00 - 13:45
Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
Tuesday
23.11.
10:30 - 12:00
Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
Friday
26.11.
13:00 - 13:45
Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
Tuesday
30.11.
10:30 - 12:00
Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
Friday
03.12.
13:00 - 13:45
Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
Tuesday
07.12.
10:30 - 12:00
Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
Friday
10.12.
13:00 - 13:45
Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
Tuesday
14.12.
10:30 - 12:00
Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
Friday
17.12.
13:00 - 13:45
Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
Friday
07.01.
13:00 - 13:45
Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
Tuesday
11.01.
10:30 - 12:00
Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
Friday
14.01.
13:00 - 13:45
Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
Tuesday
18.01.
10:30 - 12:00
Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
Friday
21.01.
13:00 - 13:45
Kurt-Gödel-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, EG, 1090 Wien
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Equal weighing between all grades (at least 2) acquired throughout the course.
This may be1) Exercise attempts handed in (optional)
2) oral exam at the end (compulsory)
3) presentation(s) of exercises or article summaries (optional)
This may be1) Exercise attempts handed in (optional)
2) oral exam at the end (compulsory)
3) presentation(s) of exercises or article summaries (optional)
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
There are two requirements to pass the course
1) With positive evaluation:
One presentation of an exercise solution
OR presentation of a brief scientific article summary
OR handing in the exercises (reasonable attempt)
2) Pass the oral exam at the end of the courseOptional grading for handing in exercises:
(1) 89% - 100%
(2) 76% - 88%
(3) 63% - 75%
(4) 50% - 62%
1) With positive evaluation:
One presentation of an exercise solution
OR presentation of a brief scientific article summary
OR handing in the exercises (reasonable attempt)
2) Pass the oral exam at the end of the courseOptional grading for handing in exercises:
(1) 89% - 100%
(2) 76% - 88%
(3) 63% - 75%
(4) 50% - 62%
Examination topics
See table of contents.
Reading list
Deffner, Campbell, "Quantum Thermodynamics: An introduction to the thermodynamics of quantum information" - from: https://iopscience.iop.org/book/978-1-64327-658-8
or: https://arxiv.org/abs/1907.01596Papers and additional online material will be provided during the course.
or: https://arxiv.org/abs/1907.01596Papers and additional online material will be provided during the course.
Association in the course directory
M-VAF A 2, M-VAF B, UF MA PHYS 01a, UF MA PHYS 01b
Last modified: Tu 12.10.2021 11:49
On the mesoscopic level, thermodynamic engines need to operate in a completely different regime than their well-known macroscopic counterparts.
Investigating these new concepts is part of the broader field of stochastic and quantum thermodynamics.The goal of this course is to provide the underlying principles of this field. It will enable you to understand some of its open questions and current literature. The course will put an emphasis on connecting the theoretical concepts with state-of-the-art experiments.OUTLINE OF THE COURSEThermodynamics at the macroscopic scale
Principles of stochastic thermodynamics
Fluctuation theorems
Experiments on classical stochastic engines
From stochastic to quantum thermodynamics
Quantum entropy production and measurement of work
Quantum heat engines
Work extraction and engines with batteries
Thermodynamics of computationMETHODSThe course follows parts of the provided textbook (see Reading list) with significant additions from online lectures and scientific articles that are provided in the course, that will enable you to prepare and revisit the lectures.
The major part of the content of the course will be presented by the lecturer partially in a flipped classroom style, partially as classic lecture (blackboard/slides) with ample time for questions and discussions in either case.
Home exercises will enable you to test your understanding and actively work with the new concepts. Literature assignments relate the learned concepts to the current literature and our joint discussions are also meant to train your skills in efficiently processing their content.
The modality of the course (online/personal/hybrid) will be according to the university regulations for the CoVID pandemic.