IFIC Seminar: Complete characterisation of quantum resources by work extraction

por Dr. Chung-Yun Hsieh (University of Bristol)

martes 24 nov. 2026 12:00 → 13:00 Europe/Madrid

1001-Primera-1-1-1 - Paterna. Seminario (Universe)

We introduce a thermodynamic work-extraction task that describes the energy storage enhancement of quantum systems. This task induces majorisation-like conditions that provide a necessary and sufficient characterisation of state conversions in general quantum resource theories. When applied to specific resources, these conditions reduce to the majorisation conditions under unital channels and provide a thermodynamic version of Nielsen's theorem in entanglement theory. We show how this result establishes the first universal resource certification class based on thermodynamics, and how it can be employed to quantify general quantum resources based on work extraction.

References:

C.-Y. Hsieh and M. Gessner, Phys. Rev. Lett. 137, 070403 (2026).

C.-Y. Hsieh and M. Gessner, Phys. Rev. A 114, 022456 (2026).