Quantum limits to the second law : First International Conference on Quantum Limits to the Second Law : San Diego, California, 28-31 July 2002 / editor, Daniel P. Sheehan.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Sheehan, Daniel P. (Daniel Peter), 1959-

Conference Name:

International Conference on Quantum Limits to the Second Law (1st : 2002 : San Diego, Calif.)

Series:

AIP conference proceedings ; no. 643.

AIP conference proceedings, 0094-243X ; v. 643

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thermodynamics--Congresses.

Thermodynamics.

Quantum theory--Congresses.

Quantum theory.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xiii, 507 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Melville, N.Y. : American Institute of Physics, 2002.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Quantum Perspectives

Quantum Fluctuation Dissipation Relations and the Second Law / Y. L. Klimontovich 3

Quantum Wave Packet Dynamics: Langevin Equations for Hamiltonian Systems Imbedded into a Heat Bath / W. Ebeling, T. Pohl 9

Dissipative Quantum Dynamics from Wigner Distributions / I. V. Karlin, A. Ricksen, S. Succi 19

Heat Flux between Quantum Systems / G. Reents 25

Quantum Brownian Motion and Its Conflict with the Second Law / T. M. Nieuwenhuizen, A. E. Allahverdyan 29

Thomson's Formulation of the Second Law: An Exact Theorem and Limits of Its Validity / A. E. Allahverdyan, R. Balian, T. M. Nieuwenhuizen 35

A Thermodynamical Formulation of Quantum Information / V. Vedral 41

Aspects of the Second Law of Thermodynamics from Quantum Statistical Mechanics to Quantum Information Theory / A. K. Rajagopal, R. W. Rendell, S. Abe 47

Hopf Algebra, Thermodynamics, and Entanglement in Quantum Field Theory / A. Iorio, G. Lambiase, G. Vitiello 53

Microscopic Dynamical Entropy and Nonlocality / T. Petrosky, G. Ordonez 59

The Second Law and the Extension of Quantum Mechanics / M. de Haan, C. D. George 65

Decoherence, Wave-Function Collapses, Non-ordinary Statistical Mechanics, and the Second Principle / P. Allegrini, G. Aquino, M. Bologna, P. Grigolini, M. Ignaccolo, M. G. Pala, L. Palatella, A. Rosa, B. J. West 72

Dynamically Delocalized State and Classicalization of the Quantum Wavepacket / H. Yamada 77

Extracting Work from a Single Heat Bath via Vanishing Quantum Coherence II: Microscopic Model (Plenary Talk) / M. O. Scully 83

The Photo-Carnot Cycle: The Preparation Energy for Atomic Coherence / M. S. Zubairy 92

Dimer as a Challenge to the Second Law / V. Capek 98

An Exactly Solvable Model of Quantum Relaxation: Check of the Modified Davies Weak Coupling Theory / T. Novotny 104

Role of Electronic-Vibrational Interaction in the Short-Time Coherent and Long-Time Dissipative Dynamics of Energy Relaxation / M. Mensik, S. Nespurek 110

Integrable Quantum Mechanics, the Permutation Group, and the Second Law / J. B. McGuire 116

Chapter 2 Classical Perspectives

Thermal Equilibrium as a Local Phenomenon (Plenary Talk) / D. C. Mattis 125

Second Law in Classical Non-extensive Systems / D. H. E. Gross 131

The Statistical Mechanics and Entropy / G. A. Martynov 137

Boltzmann's Ergodic Hypothesis: Time Averaging and Dynamic Mechanisms / M. H. Lee 143

Some Approach to the Analysis of the Evolution of Open Nonequilibrium Systems / V. M. Somsikov 149

A New Concise Equation of State for Gases Incorporating Thermodynamic Laws, Entropy, and Partition Function / R. Heyrovska 157

Irreversibility Resulting from Contact with a Heat Bath Caused by the Finiteness of the System / K. Sato, K. Sekimoto, T. Hondou, F. Takagi 163

On the Generalized Problem of the Boltzmann Equation and Extended Irreversible Thermodynamics / M. Chen, D. Daniel 169

On the Fluctuation and Dissipation / A. S. Kaklyugin, G. E. Norman 175

The Most Probable Distribution of the Thermal Energy / X. Oudet 181

Entropy Concepts in Classical Electrodynamics / D. C. Cole 187

Chapter 3 Experimental Tests and Proposals

Macroscopic Potential Gradients: Experimentally Testable Challenges to the Second Law / D. P. Sheehan 195

Second Law Violations in the Wake of the Electrocaloric Effect in Liquid Dielectrics / A. Trupp 201

About Perpetuum Mobile without Emotions / A. Nikulov 207

Coherent Magneto-Caloric Effect Heat Engine Process Cycle / P. D. Keefe 213

Self-Organizing Electrical Resonator / P. H. Ceperley 219

Measuring the Temperature Distribution in Gas Columns / R. W. Graeff 225

Second Law Violations by Means of a Stratification of Temperature due to Force Fields / A. Trupp 231

Violation of the Third Law of Thermodynamics through an Atomic Cooling Scheme / K. T. Kapale 237

Perpetual Motion with Maxwell's Demon / L. G. M. Gordon 242

Non-reciprocity and Heat Transfer in Far from Equilibrium Processes / A. Cabo Montes de Oca 248

Bath Generated Work Extraction in Two-Level Systems / C. Pombo, A. E. Allahverdyan, T. M. Nieuwenhuizen 254

State Selective Manipulations of Molecules: Implementing Maxwell's Demon / T. Kiss, P. Domokos, J. Janszky 259

Chapter 4 Motors, Rotors, Ratchets, and Engines

The Adiabatic Piston and the Second Law of Thermodynamics / B. Crosignani, P. Di Porto, C. Conti 267

Bartoli's Heat Engine Working with Zero-Point Electromagnetic Radiation / J. J. Mares, V. Spicka, J. Kristofik, P. Hubik 273

Szilard's Engine: Measurement, Information, and Maxwell's Demon / M. Devereux 279

Efficiency of Rectification: Reversible vs. Irreversible Regimes / I. M. Sokolov 285

Efficiency of Simple Quantum Engines: The Joule-Brayton and Otto Cycles / L. Guzman-Vargas, V. Granados, R. D. Mota 291

Efficiency of Heat Engines: A Dynamic Programming Approach / S. Joseph, V. Lakshminarayanan 297

Two Quantum Polytropic Cycles / L. A. Arias-Hernandez, A. F. Morales-Serrano 302

A Novel Sub-micron Electrostatic Motor / J. H. Wright 308

Two-Dimensional Numerical Simulations of a Solid State Maxwell Demon / A. R. Putnam 314

Reversible Electron Heat Engines / T. E. Humphrey, H. Linke, R. Newbury 320

Modified Feynman Ratchet with Velocity-Dependent Fluctuations / J. Denur 326

Langevin Approach to the Porto System / J. Bok, V. Capek 332

Centrifugal Gas Compression Cycle / R. Fultun 338

Critique of "Centrifugal Gas Compression Cycle" / J. C. Wheeler 345

Thermodynamic Analysis of the Amin Engine / J. C. Wheeler 352

Chapter 5 Time and Gravity

Opposite Thermodynamic Arrows of Time / L. S. Schulman 361

On the Microscopic Origin of the Second Law / S. F. Timashev 367

Nonunitary Classically Stable HD Gravity / S. De Filippo, F. Maimone 373

Nonunitary Newtonian Gravity / F. Maimone, S. De Filippo 379

Gravitation, C, P, and T Symmetries, and the Second Law / G. Chardin 385

A Classical Gravitational Second Law Paradox / D. P. Sheehan 391

Chapter 6 History and Philosophy

Who's Afraid of Maxwell's Demon

and Which One? (Keynote Address) / C. Callender 399

Maxwell's Demon and the Second Law / H. S. Leff, A. F. Rex 408

What Does it Mean to Violate the Second Law of Thermodynamics? / J. D. Means 420

Why Do We Believe in the Second Law? / T. L. Duncan 424

The Law of Self-Acting Machines and Irreversible Processes with Reversible Replicas / P. Valev 430

Unmasking Maxwell's Demon / T. M. Nieuwenhuizen, A. E. Allahverdyan 436

The Second Law and Karl R. Popper / G. E. Norman 442

What Did Carnot Say about the Second Law? / S. G. Langton 448

A Limited Wish / W. F. Sheehan 452

Objectivity of Thermodynamic Quantities / J. Berger 456

Irreversibility and the Second Law (Plenary Talk) / J. Uffink 460

Chapter 7 General Topics

One-Parameter Darboux Transformations in Thermodynamics / H. C. Rosu 471

Quantum Demon and the Problem of the Biological Evolution Rate / A. V. Melkikh 476

Directed Polymers at Finite Temperatures / X.-H. Wang 482

An Example of a Brownian Nonlinear String Theory / R. Leandre 489

Non-equilibrium Steady States / J. Nicolas 494.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0735400989

OCLC:

51052339