论文标题
量子相干在热机中的作用
Roles of quantum coherences in thermal machines
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论文摘要
热力学的一些最古老，最重要的应用是制冷的操作以及有用能量的产生。在量子制度中理解和发展热力学的部分努力一直集中在利用对此类操作的量子效应。在这篇综述中，我们介绍了有关量子相干在热机的性能中的作用的最新发展，即实现上述热力学操作的设备。虽然这是一个复杂的主题，但部分是因为在很大程度上取决于模型，但对最新结果的回顾使我们能够确定一些一般倾向并提出一些未来的方向。
Some of the oldest and most important applications of thermodynamics are operations of refrigeration as well as production of useful energy. Part of the efforts to understand and develop thermodynamics in the quantum regime have been focusing on harnessing quantum effects to such operations. In this review we present the recent developments regarding the role of quantum coherences in the performances of thermal machines --the devices realising the above thermodynamic operations. While this is known to be an intricate subject, in part because being largely model-dependent, the review of the recent results allow us to identify some general tendencies and to suggest some future directions.
