3 papers
quant-ph2026
Emergence of Thermodynamics from Equilibration in Isolated Quantum Systems
Adalberto D. Varizi, Daniel Jonathan, Thiago R. de Oliveira
Understanding how macroscopic thermodynamic behavior emerges from microscopic quantum dynamics remains an open problem. While equilibration of quantum observables is well establish…
quant-ph2026
Equilibration of generalized subsystems: a quantum-channel approach
Pedro S. Correia, Adalberto D. Varizi, Gabriel Dias Carvalho
Quantum systems governed by unitary and reversible microscopic dynamics may nevertheless exhibit equilibration, in the sense that some effective description becomes time-independen…
quant-ph2024
Entropy Production from Maximum Entropy Principle: a Unifying Approach
Adalberto D. Varizi, Pedro S. Correia
Entropy production is the crucial quantity characterizing irreversible phenomena and the second law of thermodynamics. Yet, a ubiquitous definition eludes consensus. Given that ent…