arXiv:2005.07313 · Physical Review A

Nonequilibrium quantum thermodynamics of determinantal many-body systems: Application to the Tonks-Girardeau and ideal Fermi gases

Y. Y. Atas, Arghavan Safavi-Naini, Karen V. Kheruntsyan

Published Oct 9, 2020• 9 citations

Abstract

Quantum thermodynamics of a thermal Tonks-Girardeau gas driven by a periodically varying potential is investigated through the determinant representation of the many-body wave function. The approach for calculating the characteristic function of the work distribution could also be applied to a wide range of driven systems.

DOI: 10.1103/physreva.102.043312

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