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Quantum thermodynamic processes : energy and information flow at the nanoscale / Gunter Mahler.

By: Publication details: Singapore : Pan Stanford Publishing, c2015.Description: xiv, 469 p. : illustrations (some colored) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9789814463737
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 530.12 23 M214
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Information -- 3. Quantum physics -- 4. Thermodynamics -- 5. Quantum thermodynamics -- 6. Finite processes -- 7. Control cycles -- 8. Continuous operations -- 9. Outlook -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: This book is a triad of themes: information theory, thermodynamics, and quantum mechanics. These are related: thermodynamics and quantum mechanics form the basis of quantum thermodynamics; information and quantum mechanics underly, inter alia, the notorious quantum measurement problem; and information and thermodynamics have much to say about control limits in the tension between micro- and macro-descriptions.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Books ISI Library, Kolkata 530.12 M214 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 136846
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction --
2. Information --
3. Quantum physics --
4. Thermodynamics --
5. Quantum thermodynamics --
6. Finite processes --
7. Control cycles --
8. Continuous operations --
9. Outlook --
Bibliography --
Index.

This book is a triad of themes: information theory, thermodynamics, and quantum mechanics. These are related: thermodynamics and quantum mechanics form the basis of quantum thermodynamics; information and quantum mechanics underly, inter alia, the notorious quantum measurement problem; and information and thermodynamics have much to say about control limits in the tension between micro- and macro-descriptions.

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