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Quantum Physics

Title: Quantum thermophoresis

Abstract: Thermophoresis is the migration of a particle due to a thermal gradient. Here, we theoretically uncover the quantum version of thermophoresis. As a proof of principle, we analytically find a thermophoretic force on a trapped quantum particle having three energy levels in $\Lambda$ configuration. We then consider a model of N sites, each coupled to its first neighbors and subjected to a local bath at a certain temperature, so as to show numerically how quantum thermophoresis behaves with increasing delocalization of the quantum particle. We discuss how negative thermophoresis and the Dufour effect appear in the quantum regime.
Comments: 5 pages, 2 figures
Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph); Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
Cite as: arXiv:2404.12346 [quant-ph]
  (or arXiv:2404.12346v1 [quant-ph] for this version)

Submission history

From: Daniel Valente [view email]
[v1] Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:22:10 GMT (439kb,D)

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