Entanglement, nonlocality, postselection and thermodynamics

In this second part of the thesis, we turn to the study of thermodynamics at the quantum scale, with a special focus on small thermal machines. To begin with, in Chapter 4, we look at the concept of a virtual temperature, as introduced in [43]. This is a temperature calculated for any pair of energy...

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Main Author: Silva, Ralph Francisco
Published: University of Bristol 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.686187