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Quantum Thermodynamics
Gemmer, Jochen; Michel, M.; Mahler, Gunter
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Description for Quantum Thermodynamics
Hardcover. This introductory text has been expanded and revised to improve readability and reduce unneeded technical details. It also pays more attention to the increase of applications, especially non-equilibrium phenomena and thermodynamic processes of the nano-domain. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 360 pages, 88 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHH; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 678.
Over the years enormous effort was invested in proving ergodicity, but for a number of reasons, con?dence in the fruitfulness of this approach has waned. — Y. Ben-Menahem and I. Pitowsky [1] Abstract The basic motivation behind the present text is threefold: To give a new explanation for the emergence of thermodynamics, to investigate the interplay between quantum mechanics and thermodynamics, and to explore possible ext- sions of the common validity range of thermodynamics. Originally, thermodynamics has been a purely phenomenological science. Early s- entists (Galileo, Santorio, Celsius, Fahrenheit) tried to give de?nitions for quantities which were intuitively obvious to ... Read more
Over the years enormous effort was invested in proving ergodicity, but for a number of reasons, con?dence in the fruitfulness of this approach has waned. — Y. Ben-Menahem and I. Pitowsky [1] Abstract The basic motivation behind the present text is threefold: To give a new explanation for the emergence of thermodynamics, to investigate the interplay between quantum mechanics and thermodynamics, and to explore possible ext- sions of the common validity range of thermodynamics. Originally, thermodynamics has been a purely phenomenological science. Early s- entists (Galileo, Santorio, Celsius, Fahrenheit) tried to give de?nitions for quantities which were intuitively obvious to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
Series
Lecture Notes in Physics
Number of Pages
346
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540705093
SKU
V9783540705093
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Reviews for Quantum Thermodynamics
From the reviews of the second edition: “The aim of this textbook is to show how thermodynamic behavior can emerge for a given finite quantum system. … The book is written in a conceptually simple language, the focus being rather on the careful interpretation of the concepts at hand and their illustrations on model systems. … presents some applications ... Read more