Extending the Laws of Thermodynamics for Arbitrary Autonomous Quantum Systems
Cyril Elouard, C. L. Latune
Abstract
Energy exchanges between arbitrary quantum systems are shown to obey thermodynamic laws, opening the way for the characterization of autonomous thermal devices at the microscale fueled by quantum, nonideal energy sources.
Topics & Concepts
Microscale chemistryLaws of thermodynamicsQuantumQuantum thermodynamicsSecond law of thermodynamicsCharacterization (materials science)ThermalPhysicsEnergy (signal processing)Quantum systemThermodynamicsStatistical physicsTheoretical physicsClassical mechanicsLawQuantum mechanicsMathematicsNon-equilibrium thermodynamicsOpticsPolitical scienceMathematics educationAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsThermal Radiation and Cooling TechnologiesQuantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect