Local quantum thermal susceptibility

In thermodynamics, thermal properties of systems are obtained from averaging procedures which smooth out local details. Here, the authors introduce the concept of local quantum thermal susceptibility, a measure for the best achievable accuracy of estimation of temperature via local measurements.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Antonella De Pasquale, Davide Rossini, Rosario Fazio, Vittorio Giovannetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12782