Carnot Workshop on Quantum Thermodynamics

and Open Quantum Systems

25-27 November 2024, Dijon, France

This workshop aimed to gather ”regional” (France and neighbours) reseachers working on quantum thermodynamics and open quantum systems. This was also the occasion to celebrate the 200 years of the publication of the famous book ”Reflections on the motive power of fire” of Sadi Carnot, which gave birth to Thermodynamics. The workshop took place on the campus of University of Burgundy (Université de Bourgogne), from 25 to 27 November 2024, in Dijon (France), remembering that Dijon and its region (Burgundy) is the home town of the Carnot family. The workshop has also been broadcasted online via zoom.

Additionally, this workshop has been the occasion for Master students from the Erasmus Mundus Master QuanTEEM to attend and benefit from a serie of talks on topics at the heart of their training in quantum technologies.

This workshop received financial support from the QuanTEdu-France project.

Invited speakers 

• Mark Mitchison, Trinity College Dublin (slides here)
  
• Janine Splettstoesser, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg (slides here)
  
• Olivier Maillet, Service de Physique de l’Etat Condensé (SPEC), CEA Saclay (slides here)
  
• Adolfo del Campo, University of Luxembourg (slides here)
  
• Gonzalo Manzano, IFISC (UIB-CSIC) Mallorca (slides here)
• Ronnie Kosloff, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (slides here)
  
• Bruno Bellomo, Université de Franche-Comté (slides here)
• Benjamin Huard, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon (slides here)
  
• Martin Bowen, University of Strasbourg (slides here)
  
• Ariane Soret, Quandela (slides here)
  
• Sabrina Maniscalco, University of Helsinki (slides here)
• Raffaele Pisano, University of Lille, Special talk on the History of Sadi Carnot and the beginning of thermodynamics

Programme

The list of talks and abstracts can be found here.

Organizers

The workshop has been organized by Camille Lombard Latune, Matthieu Sala, Dominique Sugny and Stéphane Guérin from the laboratory ICB at Université de Bourgogne, and Cyril Elouard from the LPCT at Université de Lorraine, with the financial support from the Agence Nationale de la Recherche throught the QuanTEdu France project of the France 2030 programme and by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union through the Erasmus Mundus Master QuanTEEM.

We also want to highlight an other event held at Le Creusot, entitled « Chaleur, énergie, thermodynamique-Le message de Carnot aujourd’hui… 200 ans après », on historical and modern aspects of Thermodynamics, organized by Académie François Bourdon, 21-22 November 2024. Click here for more details.

Additional events celebrating the 200 years of Sadi Carnot’s famous book:

Location

The Workshop has been held on the main campus of the University of Burgundy in Dijon:
IRCAMAT building, room E101
9 avenue Alain Savary,
21078 Dijon, France.

Conference Diner

The conference diner took place at the restaurant « l’Epicerie » located place Emile Zola in the city center of Dijon.