2025
- Editorial: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Crosses a Threshold
Sebastian Deffner, Douglas J. Durian, Wolfgang Losert, and Narayanan Menon
Phys. Rev. E 112, 020001 (2025)
2023
- Lost in Space-Time: Why the quantum universe is weirder than you think
Sebastian Deffner
New Scientist, November 2023 - Editorial: Dissertation Award in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics of APS for Dr. Adrian van Kan
Sebastian Deffner, Michelle Driscoll, Juergen Kurths, Sid Redner, and Greg Voth
Chaos 33, 110401 (2023) - Spotlight Summary of “Quantum signatures in a quadratic optomechanical heat engine with an atom in a tapered trap”
Sebastian Deffner
Spotlights on Optics, February 2023
2021
- Quantum speed-limited depletion of physical resources
Sebastian Deffner
Quantum Views 5, 55 (2021)
2019
- Viewpoint: Equilibration in quantum systems
Sebastian Deffner
Physics 12, 123 (2019) - Quantum refrigerators – the quantum thermodynamics of cooling Bose gases
Sebastian Deffner
Quantum Views 3, 20 (2019)
2018
- Dämonische Qubits: Experimente zur Thermodynamik der Quantencomputer machen vielversprechende Fortschritte (in German)
Sebastian Deffner
Physik Journal 17, 24 (2018) - Quantum speed limit may put brakes on quantum computers
Sebastian Deffner
The Conversation, January (2018)
2017
- The Academic Minute: Quantum Supremacy
Sebastian Deffner, University of Maryland Baltimore County – Quantum SupremacySelected as Best Science Segment.
- Static electricity’s tiny sparks
Muhammed Ibrahim and Sebastian Deffner
The Conversation, January (2017)
2016
- Im Brennpunkt: Den Maxwellschen Dämon bannen (in German)
Sebastian Deffner
Physik Journal 15, 22 (2016) - Perspective: Quantum stochastic thermodynamics on harmonic networks
Sebastian Deffner
New J. Phys. 18, 011001 (2016)
2015
- Viewpoint: Exorcising Maxwell’s demon
Sebastian Deffner
Physics 8, 127 (2015)Quoted article in physicsworld.org and the New Scientist
- Ten years of Nature Physics: From spooky foundations
Sebastian Deffner
Nature Phys. 11, 383 (2015)