Does the third law of thermodynamics hold in the quantum regime?

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-23

  O'Connell, R F ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissipation; Entropy; Nernst's Low; Quantum thermodynamics; Third Law of Thermo dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748038472     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10955-006-9151-6     Document Type: Review

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