Fractional Quantum Heat Engine

TL;DR

This paper introduces the concept of a fractional quantum heat engine, demonstrating through a space-fractional quantum Szilard engine that such engines can achieve higher efficiency than traditional quantum heat engines.

Contribution

It presents the novel idea of fractional quantum heat engines and analyzes their efficiency, expanding the understanding of quantum thermodynamics.

Findings

Fractional quantum heat engines can outperform conventional engines in efficiency.

The space-fractional quantum Szilard engine exemplifies higher efficiency.

Fractional calculus can enhance quantum thermodynamic processes.

Abstract

In this work, we introduce the concept of the fractional quantum heat engine. We examine the space-fractional quantum Szilard heat engine as an example to show that the space-fractional quantum heat engines can produce higher efficiency than the conventional quantum heat engines.