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Quantum thermodynamics
Author(s) -
Hoffmann K.H.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
annalen der physik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1521-3889
pISSN - 0003-3804
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3889(200102)10:1/2<79::aid-andp79>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - physics , cp violation , weak interaction , asymmetry , quark , particle physics , quantum , antimatter , hamiltonian (control theory) , mixing (physics) , theoretical physics , quantum mechanics , lepton , mathematical optimization , mathematics , electron
Quantum theory and thermodynamics are two important corner stones in our understanding of nature. In this paper we discuss a number of interesting topics where both fields interact starting from Max Planck's introduction of the energy quantum to todays open questions about the validity of the second law in the quantum regime.