Quantum Carnot engine whose working medium is a two-dimensional spin 1/2 system, with a time-dependent magnetic field in the symmetric z direction is described. The dynamic of this engine is obtained by using four steps, where in two steps the system is coupled alternatively to hot and cold heat baths, and in the other two steps the time development is adiabatic and isentropic (with constant entropy). The conditions for getting a reversible Carnot cycle and the role of time duration for its irreversibility are discussed. Since the calculations are made for the expectation values of the Hamiltonian, only dynamical phases are obtained which cannot be used for interference effects. An alternative method is developed for getting geometric phases, which can be used in interferometry. Parallel transport equations for pure states are generalized to mixed states by which dynamical phases are eliminated. The geometric phases are derived by unitary SU(2) transformations, including time-dependent parameters which are a function of the magnetic fields interactions. A special form of the unitary transformation for the mixed thermal states is developed, by which geometric phases are obtained, which are different from those obtained in NMR and neutron interferometry.
quantum Carnot engine spin 1/2 working medium geometric phases of thermal mixed states parallel transport equations comparison with mixed NMR and neutron states
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Metroloji,Uygulamalı ve Endüstriyel Fizik |
Bölüm | Araştırma Makaleleri |
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Erken Görünüm Tarihi | 18 Mart 2025 |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 1 Haziran 2025 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 24 Kasım 2023 |
Kabul Tarihi | 24 Mart 2024 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2025 Cilt: 28 Sayı: 2 |