Quantum Horn's lemma, finite heat baths, and the third law of thermodynamics

Interactions of quantum systems with their environment play a crucial role in resource-theoretic approaches to thermodynamics in the microscopic regime. Here, we analyze the possible state transitions in the presence of "small" heat baths of bounded dimension and energy. We show that for o...

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Main Authors: Jakob Scharlau, Markus P. Mueller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Verein zur Förderung des Open Access Publizierens in den Quantenwissenschaften 2018-02-01
Series:Quantum
Online Access:https://quantum-journal.org/papers/q-2018-02-22-54/pdf/