{"product_id":"quantum-thermodynamic-processes-guenter-mahler-9789814463737","title":"Quantum Thermodynamic Processes: Energy and Information Flow at the Nanoscale","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe point of departure of this book is a triad of themes: information theory, thermodynamics, and quantum mechanics. These are related: thermodynamics and quantum mechanics form the basis of quantum thermodynamics; information and quantum mechanics underly, inter alia, the notorious quantum measurement problem; and information and thermodynamics have much to say about control limits in the tension between micro- and macro-descriptions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy does the world around us typically look thermal--from cosmology down to individual embedded spins? Do informational measures constitute additional (independent) parameters beyond physical ones? Is the transition between mechanical and thermal systems gradual or discontinuous? Pertinent examples can be found in various processes implemented on small quantum systems. Particularly attractive are model systems that can be treated thermodynamically, but--to some extent--also exactly, that is, based on pure quantum dynamics. This possibility opens the door to nano-thermodynamics. In this sense, the book aims at a modern perspective of nanoscale applications, defined here as a potential realization of various functions as constrained by given resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Guenter Mahler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9814463736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789814463737\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jenny Stanford Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.20d","brand":"Guenter Mahler","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48448129073407,"sku":"9789814463737","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a23ee278-2c04-4617-b128-868e0e3b25a9.jpg?v=1777237095","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/quantum-thermodynamic-processes-guenter-mahler-9789814463737","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}