Basi(c)s of quilibrium Statistical Mechanics--Made Simple
DIPC Seminars
- Speaker
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Philipp Strasberg, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- When
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2022/03/07
13:00 - Place
- Online Seminar, Donostia International Physics Center
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Despite its widespread use in physics (and other disciplines), many basic
concepts in statistical mechanics are vigorously debated among scholars. This
can cause misunderstandings and problems, in particular when one tries to
apply these concepts in fields such as quantum thermodynamics, open quantum
systems theory or quantum many-body physics, where one is interested in
dynamics far from equilibrium and far from the thermodynamic limit. In this
talk, I will explain five widely used concepts---Landauer's principle,
entropy, entropy production, the second law and Clausius' inequality---in a
transparent pedagogical way and show how they all fit together without
becoming redundant. I also sketch how to use these concepts for current
problems in open quantum systems and many-body physics.
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