Generalized Clausius inequality for nonequilibrium quantum processes

Details Generalized Clausius inequality for nonequilibrium quantum processes Generalized Clausius inequality for nonequilibrium quantum processes

2010-05-25

arxiv.org/abs/1005.4495v1

Phys. Rev. Lett. 105 (2010) 170402

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

4 pages, 2 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.170402

We show that the nonequilibrium entropy production for a driven quantum system is larger than the Bures length, the geometric distance between its actual state and the corresponding equilibrium state. This universal lower bound generalizes the Clausius inequality to arbitrary nonequilibrium processes beyond linear response. We further derive a fundamental upper bound for the quantum entropy production rate and discuss its connection to the Bremermann-Bekenstein bound.

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