PIRSA:15050076 Conference Mathematical physics

DOI10.48660/15050076

Conference/School: Information Theoretic Foundations for Physics

Jennings, D. (2015). Limitations of statistical mechanics for quantum thermodynamics.. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/15050076

Jennings, David. Limitations of statistical mechanics for quantum thermodynamics.. Perimeter Institute, May. 11, 2015, https://pirsa.org/15050076 

@misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:15050076,
  doi = {10.48660/15050076},
  url = {https://pirsa.org/15050076},
  author = {Jennings, David},
  keywords = {Mathematical physics, Quantum Foundations, Quantum Gravity, Quantum Information},
  language = {en},
  title = {Limitations of statistical mechanics for quantum thermodynamics.},
  publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
  year = {2015},
  month = {may},
  note = {PIRSA:15050076 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
}

Abstract

How should we describe the thermodynamics of extreme quantum regimes, where features such as coherence and entanglement dominate? I will discuss possible limitations of a traditional statistical mechanics approach, and then describe work that applies modern techniques from the theory of quantum information to the foundations of thermodynamics. In particular I discuss recent progress in quantum resource theories and argue that to properly encapsulate the thermodynamic structure of quantum coherence and entanglement we must make use of concepts beyond free energies.

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