LEADER 02489nam 2200505 450 001 996418437303316 005 20210216203249.0 010 $a3-030-54971-2 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-54971-8 035 $a(CKB)4100000011457867 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-54971-8 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6353682 035 $a(PPN)25022156X 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011457867 100 $a20210216d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aQuantum thermodynamics and optomechanics /$fJuliette Monsel 205 $a1st ed. 2020. 210 1$aCham, Switzerland :$cSpringer,$d[2020] 210 4$dİ2020 215 $a1 online resource (XIII, 129 p. 49 illus., 22 illus. in color.) 225 1 $aSpringer Theses 311 $a3-030-54970-4 327 $aIntroduction -- Thermodynamics of Open Quantum Systems -- Average Thermodynamics of Hybrid Optomechanical Systems -- Stochastic Thermodynamics of Hybrid Optomechanical Systems -- Optomechanical Energy Conversion -- Coherent Quantum Engine -- Conclusion -- Appendix. 330 $aThis thesis demonstrates the potential of two platforms to explore experimentally the emerging field of quantum thermodynamics that has remained mostly theoretical so far. It proposes methods to define and measure work in the quantum regime. The most important part of the thesis focuses on hybrid optomechanical devices, evidencing that they are proper candidates to measure directly the fluctuations of work and the corresponding fluctuation theorem. Such devices could also give rise to the observation of mechanical lasing and cooling, based on mechanisms similar to a heat engine. The final part of the thesis studies how quantum coherence can improve work extraction in superconducting circuits. All the proposals greatly clarify the concept of work since they are based on measurable quantities in state of the art devices. 410 0$aSpringer theses. 606 $aThermodynamics 606 $aQuantum theory 606 $aOptomechanics 615 0$aThermodynamics. 615 0$aQuantum theory. 615 0$aOptomechanics. 676 $a536.7 700 $aMonsel$b Juliette$0843790 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996418437303316 996 $aQuantum Thermodynamics and Optomechanics$91882650 997 $aUNISA