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...
Saved in:
Main Authors: | , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
American Physical Society
2025-01-01
|
Series: | PRX Quantum |
Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PRXQuantum.6.010309 |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|