Steady state properties of periodically driven quantum systems
Authors: Robert Alicki, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky and Alejandro Jenkins Published on: arXiv:2508.07674 (2025) Key Question: What is the steady state of a periodically driven system interacting with a thermal bath? What is the role of unitarity in the thermalization of quantum systems? arXiv People also read: More Publications
Quantum mechanically enhanced performance of simple heat machines
Authors: D Gelbwaser-Klimovsky and G Kurizki Published on: Physica Scripta T165, 014025 (2015) Key Question: What are the thermodynamic bounds for simple quantum heat machines? View Publication People also read: More Publications
On the operation of machines powered by quantum non-thermal baths
Authors: Wolfgang Niedenzu, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Abraham G Kofman and Gershon Kurizki Published on: New J. Phys. 18 083012 (2016) Key Question: What is a the maximal efficiency of a heat machine operating under the influence of non-thermal baths? View Publication arXiv People also read: More Publications
On thermodynamic inconsistencies in several photosynthetic and solar cell models and how to fix them
Authors: David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky and Alán Aspuru-Guzik Published on: Chem. Sci 8, 1008 (2017) Key Question: What are the thermodynamic repercussions of including a sink? How do you describe solar energy conversion without violating thermodynamics? View Publication arXiv People also read: More Publications
Quantum features and signatures of quantum thermal machines
Authors: Amikam Levy and David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky Published on: Thermodynamics in the Quantum Regime: Fundamental Aspects and New Directions: 87 (2018) Key Question: What are better quantum or classical heat machines? View Publication arXiv People also read: More Publications
Reproducing Quantum Probability Distributions at the Speed of Classical Dynamics: A New Approach for Developing Force-Field Functors
Authors: Vikram Sundar, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky and Alán Aspuru-Guzik Published on: JPCL 9, 1721 (2018) Key Question: How to include quantum effects in molecular dynamics simulations? View Publication arXiv People also read: More Publications
High-voltage-assisted mechanical stabilization of single-molecule junctions
Authors: David Gelbwaser-KlimovskyAlán Aspuru-Guzik, Michael Thoss and Uri Peskin Published on: Nano Letters 18, 4727 (2018) Key Question: Could you stabilize molecule junctions by increasing the voltage? View Publication arXiv People also read: More Publications
Two-level masers as heat-to-work converters
Authors: Arnab Ghosh, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Wolfgang Niedenzub, Alexander I. Lvovskye, Igor Mazets, Marlan O. Scullyk and Gershon Kurizki Published on: PNAS 115, 9941 (2018) Key Question: How to build a quantum heat engine with a maser? View Publication arXiv People also read: More Publications
Fundamental constraints on quantum fluctuations: Conservation laws, reality, and no-signaling
Authors: Thales A. B. Pinto Silva and David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky Published on: arXiv:2502.12905 Key Question: How to describe the fluctuations of variations of energy, charge, or any other physical quantity? View Publication arXiv People also read: More Publications
Quantum work: Reconciling quantum mechanics and thermodynamics
Authors: Thales Pinto Silva and David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky Published on: Physical Review Research 6 (2), L022036 Key Question: Is there any work protocol that satisfies the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics and thermodynamics? View Publication arXiv People also read: More Publications
