Role of Asymmetry in the Performance Optimization of a Relativistic Quantum Otto Engine

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2604.10651v1
• Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:58:36 GMT
• Title: Role of Asymmetry in the Performance Optimization of a Relativistic Quantum Otto Engine
• Abstract summary: We analyze how asymmetry affects the performance of the relativistic quantum Otto engine.<n>By imposing an asymmetry on the two adiabatic processes of this cycle, we obtain distinct scenarios of sudden compression and sudden expansion.
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• Abstract: We present an analytical study of the relativistic quantum Otto cycle driven by a time-dependent harmonic oscillator. By imposing an asymmetry on the two adiabatic processes of this cycle, we obtain distinct scenarios of sudden compression and sudden expansion, and analyze how asymmetry affects the performance of the relativistic quantum Otto engine. By leveraging the Omega function as a unified performance metric, we analytically characterize the efficiency in both scenarios. Our findings demonstrate that the efficiency approaches unity in the sudden compression case, while it is restricted to one-half for the sudden expansion case. Furthermore, we investigate the impact of increasing oscillator velocity on the extracted work and identify parameter regimes where either sudden compression or sudden expansion dominates. Additionally, we examine the optimal operating point using parametric efficiency-work plots, whose loop-shaped structure shows that increasing oscillator velocity enhances both work output and efficiency. Finally, through a detailed phase diagram analysis of the Otto cycle, we observe that the operational region corresponding to the engine mode expands with increasing oscillator velocity, while the refrigeration regime shrinks correspondingly.

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