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

abstract

• We present an analysis of the single atom negentropy quantum heat engine to determine the fundamental limits of its operation. The engine has an internal reservoir of negentropy which allows one to extract work from a single thermal reservoir. The process is attended by constantly increasing entropy and does not violate the second law of thermodynamics. 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

authors

• Scully, Marlan
• Zubairy, Muhammad

published proceedings

• PHYSICA E-LOW-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS & NANOSTRUCTURES

altmetric score

• 3

author list (cited authors)

• Rostovtsev, Y., Sariyanni, Z. E., Zubairy, M. S., & Scully, M. O.

citation count

• 11

complete list of authors

• Rostovtsev, Y||Sariyanni, ZE||Zubairy, MS||Scully, MO

publication date

• October 2005

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures  Journal

keywords

• Entropy
• Laser
• Quantum Heat Engine

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.physe.2005.05.052

start page

• 40

end page

• 46

volume

• 29

issue

• 1-2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physe.2005.05.052