Theoretical Physics Lab
Welcome to the Yuhan Ma Research Lab at the Beijing Normal University. We are dedicated to advancing the field of theoretical physics through innovative research and collaboration.
Our team is passionate about exploring new frontiers in Thermodynamics, Non-equilibrium dynamics, Physics Education.
Featured Publications
(2025).
Universal Power-Efficiency Trade-off in Battery Charging.
Frontiers of Physics.
(2025).
Revisiting Endoreversible Carnot Engine: Extending the Yvon Engine.
Entropy.
(2025).
Minimal Model for Carnot Efficiency at Maximum Power.
Physical Review Letters.
(2024).
Finite-Time Optimization of a Quantum Szilard Heat Engine.
Physical Review Research.
(2024).
Engineering Ratchet-Based Particle Separation via Extended Shortcuts to Isothermality.
Physical Review E.
(2024).
Low-Cost Demonstration of the Zeeman Effect: From Qualitative Observation to Quantitative Experiments.
arXiv.
(2024).
Temperature Fluctuations in Mesoscopic Systems.
Physical Review E.
(2023).
Simple Realization of the Polytropic Process with a Finite-Sized Reservoir.
American Journal of Physics.
(2020).
Experimental Test of the $1/\tau$-Scaling Entropy Generation in Finite-Time Thermodynamics.
Physical Review Letters.
Director of lab
Interests
- Thermodynamics
- Non-equilibrium dynamics
- Physics Education
Education
PhD in Theoretical Physics
Computational Science Research Center, CAEP
B.Sc. in Physics
Beijing Normal University
Meet the incredible team
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Principal Investigator
