Women* in Stochastic Thermodynamics
Next Meeting: Tuesday 21 April 2026
Invited Speaker: Irene d'Amico
Time: 5 pm UTC + 2 (11 am Eastern US Daylight Savings)
Title: Full Quantum Work Statistics for Non-Homogeneous Many-Body Systems
Abstract: Non-equilibrium thermodynamics in quantum systems has become a central theme in modern quantum statistical mechanics and quantum information science. Motives have included fundamental questions concerning irreversibility and fluctuations at the quantum scale, but also regimes and systems pertaining to quantum technologies. Effects of many-body interactions within these systems enrich further their dynamics and response. Here [1] we investigate the nonequilibrium thermodynamics of interacting quantum many-body systems within the framework of thermal time-dependent density functional theory using a generalized linear-response formulation for the full quantum work statistics. This allows us to establish a first-principles route to reconstruct the relaxation function that underlies linear-response theory, thereby moving beyond phenomenological descriptions and enabling a consistent evaluation of all moments of the dissipated-work distribution in interacting systems. To demonstrate the predictive power of the approach, we consider for the Hubbard model subject to a staggered external potential, where the evolution of the relaxation dynamics across the Mott-to-band-insulator crossover reveals how distinct manybody phases shape the out-of-equilibrium thermodynamic response. These results provide a microscopic and transferable framework for quantum thermodynamics in correlated systems, bridging thermal density functional theory and nonequilibrium work statistics. [1] Antonio Palamara, Francesco Plastina, Antonello Sindona, and Irene D’Amico, arXiv:2512.18338 (2025)
We are a group of women in Stochastic Thermodynamics and related research areas. Our goal is to create a platform for scientific exchange, networking, collaboration, and mentorship. Through this group, we also aim to increase the visibility of women in this field and to promote diversity and inclusion within the broader scientific community.
We believe that regular meetings to connect with other female* researchers can be highly beneficial for career development and for attracting more people from underrepresented groups to our research community. To this end, we host informal meetings once per quarter, each including both a scientific part and a non-scientific part. In the latter, we discuss topics such as the experience of being part of an underrepresented group in academia, career development, and other relevant issues.
Everyone—from students to early-career and senior researchers—is warmly invited to join. Please feel free to spread the word within your local networks!
Moreover, if you are a researcher outside of the group, we invite you to share your job offers, invitations to scientific events, talks or other opportunities, through our mailing list.
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Upcoming Meetings
| Date | Join via | Presenter | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 (5pm UTC+2) | online | Irene d'Amico | Full Quantum Work Statistics for Non-Homogeneous Many-Body Systems |
Previous Meetings
| Date | Presenter | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 2026 (5pm UTC+1) | Supriya Krishnamurthy | Thermodynamic Costs for Resetting Processes |
| 25 Sept 2025 | Sabine Klapp | Entropy production at dynamical transitions
Non-scientific: What correlates with persistence of women in physics? |
| 6th July 2022 | Massimiliano Esposito | Thermodynamics of chemical reaction networks |
| 9th June 2022 | Olga Movilla | Geometry of finite-time thermodynamic cycles with anisotropic thermal fluctuations |
| 28th April 2022 | Gili Bisker | Entropy production in systems with insufficient information |
| 24th February 2022 | Yu-Chen Chao and Jinghui Liu | Scale dependent irreversibility in living matter |
| 17th December 2021 | Chris Jarzynski | Stochastic thermodynamics in the strong coupling regime |
| 28th October 2021 | Jenny Poulton | Edge effects dominate copying thermodynamics for finite length molecular oligomers |
| 17th September 2021 | Nikta Fakhri | Quantifying thermodynamic arrow of time in fluctuations of living systems |
| 31st August 2021 | Sarah Loos | Irreversibility, heat and information flows induced by non-reciprocal interactions |
| 10th June 2021 | Jenny Poulton and David Wolpert | Inaugural meeting |
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