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Statistical physics of small systems with thermal flow

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K05587
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Mathematical physics/Fundamental condensed matter physics
Research InstitutionKeio University

Principal Investigator

Saito Keiji  慶應義塾大学, 理工学部(矢上), 教授 (90312983)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords熱輸送 / 熱機関 / 非平衡熱現象 / 非平衡統計物理学 / 熱緩和 / 非平衡熱力学 / 物性基礎論
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In recent experiments, it is quite common to observe thermally fluctuating small systems, such as colloidal particles in water, electric flow via quantum-dos in nano-scale. Having these experimental situation in mind, we have studied on thermodynamic constraints. We consider on this subject based on heat engines. While thermodynamics is static theory, we made attempt to involve time in this framework. Main results in this direction include general theory of speed limit of thermodynamics, information-theoretical constraint in thermal relaxation processes, and introduction of geometry in heat engines.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、広い意味で熱の流れが存在する際の物理現象が示す一般的な性質を研究するものです。自然界に明確に存在する、できることとできないことの区別をより明確に定量的に行うことにより、熱、量子、情報などのキーワードがより強く結びついていることが本研究により明確になったことの意義は大きいと言える。研究全体として熱機関を意識していることから、発電などエネルギー問題を通して、社会との接点は広い意味で存在する。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (19 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 2017 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (1 results) Journal Article (13 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results,  Peer Reviewed: 13 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Invited: 4 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Aalto university(フィンランド)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Thermodynamic Geometry of Microscopic Heat Engines2020

    • Author(s)
      Kay Brandner and Keiji Saito
    • Journal Title

      Phys. Rev.Lett.

      Volume: 124 Issue: 4

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevlett.124.040602

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Universal First-Passage-Time Distribution of Non-Gaussian Currents2019

    • Author(s)
      S. Singh, P.l Menczel, D. S. Golubev, I.M. Khaymovich, J.T. Peltonen, C.Flindt, K. Saito, É.Roldán, J. P. Pekola
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review Letters

      Volume: 122 Issue: 23

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevlett.122.230602

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Information-Theoretical Bound of the Irreversibility in Thermal Relaxation Processes2019

    • Author(s)
      Shiraishi Naoto、Saito Keiji
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review Letters

      Volume: 123 Issue: 11 Pages: 110603-110603

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevlett.123.110603

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Thermoelectric coefficients and the figure of merit for large open quantum dots2019

    • Author(s)
      Robert S. Whitney and Keiji Saito
    • Journal Title

      SciPost Physics

      Volume: 6 Issue: 1

    • DOI

      10.21468/scipostphys.6.1.012

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Speed limit for open quantum systems2019

    • Author(s)
      Ken Funo, Naoto Shiraishi and Keiji Saito
    • Journal Title

      New Journal of Physics

      Volume: 21 Issue: 1 Pages: 013006-013006

    • DOI

      10.1088/1367-2630/aaf9f5

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Fundamental relation between entropy production and heat current2018

    • Author(s)
      Naoto Shiraishi and Keiji Saito
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Statistical Physics

      Volume: 174 Issue: 2 Pages: 433-468

    • DOI

      10.1007/s10955-018-2180-0

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Thermal Conductivity for Coupled Charged Harmonic Oscillators with Noise in a Magnetic Field2018

    • Author(s)
      K. Sato, M. Sasada
    • Journal Title

      Communications in Mathematical Physics

      Volume: 361 Issue: 3 Pages: 951-995

    • DOI

      10.1007/s00220-018-3198-5

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Energy current cumulants in one-dimensional systems in equilibrium2018

    • Author(s)
      Abhishek Dhar, Keiji Saito, and Anjan Roy
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review Letters

      Volume: 120 Issue: 22

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevlett.120.220603

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Heat transport via a local two-state system near thermal equilibrium2018

    • Author(s)
      Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Masanari Kato, Takeo Kato and Keiji Saito
    • Journal Title

      New Journal of Physics

      Volume: 20 Issue: 9 Pages: 093014-093014

    • DOI

      10.1088/1367-2630/aadf09

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Nernst-like effect in a flexible chain2018

    • Author(s)
      Shuji Tamaki and Keiji Saito
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review E

      Volume: 98 Issue: 5

    • DOI

      10.1103/physreve.98.052134

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Thermodynamic Bounds on Precision in Ballistic Multi-Terminal Transport2018

    • Author(s)
      Kay Brandner, Taro Hanazato, and Keiji Saito
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review Letters

      Volume: 120 Issue: 9

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevlett.120.090601

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Heat transport via low-dimensional systems with broken time-reversal symmetry2017

    • Author(s)
      S. Tamaki, M. Sasada, K. Saito
    • Journal Title

      Physical Revew Letters

      Volume: 119 Issue: 11 Pages: 110602-110605

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevlett.119.110602

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Fundamental aspects of steady-state conversion of heat to work at the nanoscale2017

    • Author(s)
      Giuliano Benenti, Giulio Casati, Keiji Saito, and Robert S. Whitney
    • Journal Title

      Physics reports

      Volume: 694 Pages: 1-124

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.physrep.2017.05.008

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Uncertainty relations in implementation of unitary controls2018

    • Author(s)
      Keiji Saito
    • Organizer
      Motors and Engines (Seoul, Korea)
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Several effects induced by magnetic fields in low-dimensional heat conduction2018

    • Author(s)
      Keiji Saito
    • Organizer
      Non-equilibrium behavior of isolated classical and quantum systems (Trieste, Italy)
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 熱力学的コストと非平衡定常ゆらぎにおけるトレードオフ関係2018

    • Author(s)
      齊藤圭司
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会第73回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Heat transport via low-dimensional systems with broken time-reversal symmetry2017

    • Author(s)
      Keiji Saito
    • Organizer
      Dynamics Days Central Asia
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Several trade-off relations in thermodynamics2017

    • Author(s)
      Keiji Saito
    • Organizer
      The 3rd KIAS Workshop on Quantum Information and Thermodynamics
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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