Thermodynamic control by frequent quantum measurements

Nature

Volumn 452, Issue 7188, 2008, Pages 724-727

  Erez, Noam ^a   Gordon, Goren ^a   Nest, Mathias ^b   Kurizki, Gershon ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTROPY; EQUILIBRIUM; HEAT FLOW; MEASUREMENT METHOD; QUANTUM MECHANICS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; COOLING; ENERGY; ENTROPY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; QUANTUM MECHANICS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 42049105012     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature06873     Document Type: Article

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