H-theorem and Maxwell demon in quantum physics

N. S. Kirsanov 1
, 
A V Lebedev 1, 2
, 
Ivan A Sadovskyy 3
, 
M. V. Suslov 1
, 
Valerii Vinokur 3
, 
G. Blatter 2
, 
G.B. Lesovik 1
1
 
2
 
Theoretische Physik, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 27
3
 
Publication type: Proceedings Article
Publication date: 2018-03-01
AIP Publishing
SJR: 0.153
CiteScore: 0.5
Impact factor: —
ISSN: 0094243X, 15517616
Abstract
The Second Law of Thermodynamics states that temporal evolution of an isolated system occurs with non-diminishing entropy. In quantum realm, this holds for energy-isolated systems the evolution of which is described by the so-called unital quantum channel. The entropy of a system evolving in a non-unital quantum channel can, in principle, decrease. We formulate a general criterion of unitality for the evolution of a quantum system, enabling a simple and rigorous approach for finding and identifying the processes accompanied by decreasing entropy in energy-isolated systems. We discuss two examples illustrating our findings, the quantum Maxwell demon and heating-cooling process within a two-qubit system.
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Kirsanov N. S. et al. H-theorem and Maxwell demon in quantum physics // AIP Conference Proceedings. 2018. Vol. 1936.
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Kirsanov N. S., Lebedev A. V., Sadovskyy I. A., Suslov M. V., Vinokur V., Blatter G., Lesovik G. H-theorem and Maxwell demon in quantum physics // AIP Conference Proceedings. 2018. Vol. 1936.
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TY - CPAPER
DO - 10.1063/1.5025464
UR - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5025464
TI - H-theorem and Maxwell demon in quantum physics
T2 - AIP Conference Proceedings
AU - Kirsanov, N. S.
AU - Lebedev, A V
AU - Sadovskyy, Ivan A
AU - Suslov, M. V.
AU - Vinokur, Valerii
AU - Blatter, G.
AU - Lesovik, G.B.
PY - 2018
DA - 2018/03/01
PB - AIP Publishing
VL - 1936
SN - 0094-243X
SN - 1551-7616
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@inproceedings{2018_Kirsanov,
author = {N. S. Kirsanov and A V Lebedev and Ivan A Sadovskyy and M. V. Suslov and Valerii Vinokur and G. Blatter and G.B. Lesovik},
title = {H-theorem and Maxwell demon in quantum physics},
year = {2018},
volume = {1936},
month = {mar},
publisher = {AIP Publishing}
}