Thesis
Work, heat, and power of quantum processes
- Abstract:
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The central purpose of this thesis is to study the familiar processes of quantum information theory from a thermodynamic point of view.
Chapter 1 introduces equilibrium thermodynamics and its laws. The laws are then motivated in a statistical mechanics approach which explicitly employs the language of quantum information theory.
Chapter 2 is dedicated to the concept of work extraction, in particular in non- equilibrium scenarios. In this context a generalised notion of equi...
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+ Vedral, V
Role:
Supervisor
+ Ekert, A
Role:
Examiner
+ Paternostro, M
Role:
Examiner
Funding
Rhodes Trust
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Bibliographic Details
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
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- Language:
- English
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- Deposit date:
- 2016-09-19
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