Nonlocal contributions to ergotropy: A thermodynamic perspective

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2512.14497v1
• Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:31:45 GMT
• Title: Nonlocal contributions to ergotropy: A thermodynamic perspective
• Authors: B. Vigneshwar, R. Sankaranarayanan,
• Abstract summary: We introduce a quantifier of nonlocal contributions to extractable work in bipartite systems.<n>Our results reveal that nonlocal resources invariably enhance extractable work under non-interacting Hamiltonians.
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• Abstract: Nonlocality is a defining feature of quantum mechanics and has long served as a key indicator of quantum resources since the formulation of Bell's inequalities. Identifying the contribution of nonlocality to extractable work remains a central problem in quantum thermodynamics. We address this by introducing a quantifier of nonlocal contributions to extractable work in bipartite systems. It is shown that closed form expressions can be calculated for our quantity in terms of the Schmidt coefficients. Further for strictly non-interacting Hamiltonian, the direct relationship between ergotropy and correlations is established. Our results reveal that nonlocal resources invariably enhance extractable work under non-interacting Hamiltonians, while in the presence of interactions, their contribution can either increase or diminish depending on the structure of the state and the Hamiltonian.

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