@inproceedings{bibcite_893,
  author = {Andrei Espencer M. Ordonio and Cristine D. Villagonzalo},
  title = {Efficiency and power output of a two-stroke quantum heat engine with a collisional model consisting of N <= 5 qubits},
  abstract = {Heat engines are thermal devices that convert input energy from a thermal reservoir to generate useful work. However, not all energy is converted into mechanical work{\textemdash}some is discarded into a heat sink, such that the measure of the ratio of work output to heat input is called efficiency. The power of a heat engine characterizes the work-output rate. In the quantum regime, quantum heat engines (QHEs) operate the same way but use quantum matter as a working substance. In this paper, the efficiency and power output of a stroboscopic two-stroke QHE with a collisional model are evaluated, where the working substance is a linear chain of N uncoupled qubits. The numerical calculations show that as the interaction strength is increased between qubits, the QHE yields higher efficiency and power output. However, it takes a larger number of cycles for the engine to reach the Otto efficiency as the qubit size is increased. In addition, the QHE yields a stable power output, where the smaller qubit system sizes have higher power outputs.},
  year = {2026},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the 44th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Conference},
  pages = {SPP-2026-2H-06},
  month = {17-20 Jun 2026},
  address = {Los Ba{\~n}os},
  url = {https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2026-2H-06},
}