Landauer's principle in the quantum domain

Details Landauer's principle in the quantum domain Landauer's principle in the quantum domain

2010-06-08

arxiv.org/abs/1006.1420v1

EPTCS 26, 2010, pp. 13-18

Physics

Quantum Physics

Scientific paper

10.4204/EPTCS.26.2

Recent papers discussing thermodynamic processes in strongly coupled quantum systems claim a violation of Landauer's principle and imply a violation of the second law of thermodynamics. If true, this would have powerful consequences. Perpetuum mobiles could be build as long as the operating temperature is brought close to zero. It would also have serious consequences on thermodynamic derivations of information theoretic results, such as the Holevo bound. Here we argue why these claims are erroneous. Correlations occurring in the strongly coupled, quantum domain require a rethink of how entropy, heat and work are calculated. It is shown that a consistent treatment solves the paradox.

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