Using quantum erasure to exorcise Maxwell's demon: II. Analysis

Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 40-46

  Rostovtsev, Yuri ^a,b   Sariyanni, Zoe Elizabeth ^a,b   Zubairy, M Suhail ^a   Scully, Marlan O ^a,b,c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entropy; Laser; Quantum heat engine

Indexed keywords

ENTROPY; HEAT ENGINES; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

QUANTUM ERASURE; QUANTUM HEAT ENGINES; THERMAL RESERVOIRS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 25644460995     PISSN: 13869477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physe.2005.05.052     Document Type: Conference Paper

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