Thermodynamics and control of open quantum systems / Gershon Kurizki, Abraham G. Kofman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kurizki, G. (Gershon), author.

Kofman, Abraham G., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quantum theory.

Open systems (Physics).

Thermodynamics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 472 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022.

Summary:

The control of open quantum systems and their associated quantum thermodynamic properties is a topic of growing importance in modern quantum physics and quantum chemistry research. This unique and self-contained book presents a unifying perspective of such open quantum systems, first describing the fundamental theory behind these formidably complex systems, before introducing the models and techniques that are employed to control their quantum thermodynamics processes. A detailed discussion of real quantum devices is also covered, including quantum heat engines and quantum refrigerators. The theory of open quantum systems is developed pedagogically, from first principles, and the book is accessible to graduate students and researchers working in atomic physics, quantum information, condensed matter physics, and quantum chemistry.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 23 Dec 2021).

ISBN:

9781316814574

1316814572

9781316798454

1316798453

OCLC:

1492946779