Quantum Thermodynamics. Sebastian Deffner
Физика. IOP Concise Physics
Quantum Thermodynamics
Год выпуска 0
isbn 9781643276571
Автор произведения Sebastian Deffner
Жанр Физика
Серия IOP Concise Physics
Издательство Ingram
This book provides an introduction to the emerging field of quantum thermodynamics, with particular focus on its relation to quantum information and its implications for quantum computers and next generation quantum technologies. The text, aimed at graduate level physics students with a working knowledge of quantum mechanics and statistical physics, provides a brief overview of the development of classical thermodynamics and its quantum formulation in Chapter 1. Chapter 2 then explores typical thermodynamic settings, such as cycles and work extraction protocols, when the working material is genuinely quantum. Finally, Chapter 3 explores the thermodynamics of quantum information processing and introduces the reader to some more state of-the-art topics in this exciting and rapidly developing research field.