Anomalous Discharging of Quantum Batteries: The Ergotropic Mpemba Effect

Author(s): Ivan Medina, Oisín Culhane, Felix C. Binder, Gabriel T. Landi, and John Goold Anomalous thermal relaxation is ubiquitous in nonequilibrium statistical mechanics. An emblematic example of this is the Mpemba effect, where an initially “hot” system cools faster than an initially “cooler” one. This effect has recently been studied in a variety of different classical and quantum s… [Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 220402] Published Thu Jun 05, 2025