论文标题
量子热力学设备：从理论建议到实验现实
Quantum thermodynamic devices: from theoretical proposals to experimental reality
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论文摘要
热力学起源于了解工业革命开发的新技术。但是，在几个世纪以来，对发动机，冰箱，热加速器和加热器的描述变得如此抽象，以至于将通用陈述直接应用于现实生活设备是直接的。量子热力学的最近快速发展采用了类似的轨迹，例如，“量子发动机”已成为理论研究中广泛研究的概念。但是，如果新近揭露的自然定律有用，我们需要编写词典，该字典使我们能够将理论量子热力学的抽象陈述转化为实验现实场景的物理平台和工作媒介。为了协助这项工作，该综述致力于对所提出的和实现的量子热力学设备进行概述，并强调各种物理情况的共同点和差异。
Thermodynamics originated in the need to understand novel technologies developed by the Industrial Revolution. However, over the centuries the description of engines, refrigerators, thermal accelerators, and heaters has become so abstract that a direct application of the universal statements to real-life devices is everything but straight forward. The recent, rapid development of quantum thermodynamics has taken a similar trajectory, and, e.g., "quantum engines" have become a widely studied concept in theoretical research. However, if the newly unveiled laws of nature are to be useful, we need to write the dictionary that allows us to translate abstract statements of theoretical quantum thermodynamics to physical platforms and working mediums of experimentally realistic scenarios. To assist in this endeavor, this review is dedicated to providing an overview over the proposed and realized quantum thermodynamic devices, and to highlight the commonalities and differences of the various physical situations.
