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The second law of Thermodynamics as a theorem in quantum mechanics
Hal Tasaki
We treat a quantum mechanical system with certain general properties which are expected to be common in macroscopic quantum systems. Starting from a PURE initial state (which may n…
Comment on "Extraction of work from a single thermal bath in the quantum regime"
Hal Tasaki
Recently Allahverdyan and Nieuwenhuizen (cond-mat/0006404) argued that the second law of thermodynamics may be violated in a quantum system as a "consequence of quantum coherence i…
Jarzynski Relations for Quantum Systems and Some Applications
Hal Tasaki
We derive quantum analogues of Jarzynski's relations, and discuss two applications, namely, a derivation of the law of entropy increase for general compound systems, and a prelimin…
Statistical mechanical derivation of the second law of thermodynamics
Hal Tasaki
In a macroscopic (quantum or classical) Hamiltonian system, we prove the second law of thermodynamics in the forms of the minimum work principle and the law of entropy increase, un…
Inevitable irreversibility in a quantum system consisting of many non-interacting ``small'' pieces
Hal Tasaki
We review the recent result of Sato, Sekimoto, Hondou, and Takagi (cond-mat/0008393) on the irreversibility inevitably observed in systems consisting of many non-interacting ``smal…
From Quantum Dynamics to the Second Law of Thermodynamics
Hal Tasaki
In quantum systems which satisfy the hypothesis of equal weights for eigenstates [4], the maximum work principle (for extremely slow and relatively fast operation) is derived by us…