Emergence of a Second Law of Thermodynamics in Isolated Quantum Systems

The second law of thermodynamics states that the entropy of an isolated system can only increase over time. This appears to conflict with the reversible evolution of isolated quantum systems under the Schrödinger equation, which preserves the von Neumann entropy. Nonetheless, one finds that with res...

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Main Authors: Florian Meier, Tom Rivlin, Tiago Debarba, Jake Xuereb, Marcus Huber, Maximilian P.E. Lock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2025-01-01
Series:PRX Quantum
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PRXQuantum.6.010309
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