From coherent quasi-irreversible quantum dynamics towards the second law of thermodynamics: The model boron rotor B13+
The planar boron cluster B13+ provides a model to investigate the microscopic origin of the second law of thermodynamics in a small system. It is a molecular rotor with an inner wheel that rotates in an outer bearing. The cyclic reaction path of B13+ passes along thirty equivalent global minimum str...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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AIP Publishing LLC
2018-04-01
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| Series: | AIP Advances |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5028573 |