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Funded (Home fees) PhD position in quantum theory at University of Exeter, UK
The University’s Department of Physics invites applications for a PhD
studentship funded by the Royal Society and the University of Exeter to
commence on 1st October 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. For
eligible students the studentship will cover Home tuition fees plus an
annual tax-free stipend for 4 years full-time, or pro rata for part-time
study. More information about Home fees is here:
https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/funding/award/?id=5537
Quantum energetics (theory)
This PhD position is concerned with the research fields of
theoretical quantum optics, quantum technologies and quantum
thermodynamics. The overarching aim of this theoretical physics PhD
research is to better understand the fundamental physical laws which
govern how energy and information flow in the quantum world, both as an
intrinsic scientific curiosity and in order to be able to propose new
designs for quantum devices (quantum batteries, quantum engines and so
on). Therefore, the results from this project should play a role in the
ongoing quantum revolution [1, 2, 3].
This Exeter research group has recently been interested in proposing
novel designs for quantum batteries, which are quantum systems which can
store energy by exploiting quantum phenomena (for example, by exploiting
entanglement) in order to improve the performance of the device. There
are still many questions surrounding the optimal thermodynamic design of
such quantum batteries which we will address in this PhD project
[3].
We will also consider the so-called Mpemba effect, a counterintuitive
phenomenon in which a system (for example water) that is initially hot
can freeze faster than the water which begins cold. We will explore how
the quantum Mpemba effect can arise in open quantum systems, find out
the mechanisms which can generate it, and propose quantum devices which
can exploit the physics uncovered [4].
A variety of theoretical tools (from open quantum systems to quantum
many body theory) as well as computational approaches (e.g. QuTip in
Python, QuantumOptics.jl in Julia) will be used throughout the
project.
[1] PRX Quantum 3, 020101 (2022). DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1103/PRXQuantum.3.020101
[2] J. Phys. Energy 5 041001 (2024). DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/acfbb8
[3] Rev. Mod. Phys. 96, 031001 (2024). DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.96.031001
[4] https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.08087
