Quantum Thermodynamics of Non-Ideal Gases

Details Quantum Thermodynamics of Non-Ideal Gases Quantum Thermodynamics of Non-Ideal Gases

2008-07-29

arxiv.org/abs/0807.4632v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

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We show that when the thermal wavelength is comparable to the spatial size of a system, thermodynamic observables like Pressure and Volume have quantum fluctuations that cannot be ignored. They are now represented by operators; conventional (classical) thermodynamics is no longer applicable. We continue the work in earlier papers where quantization rules for thermodynamics were developed by analogy with optics and mechanics, by working out explicitly the quantum theory of van der Waals gases. We find a wave equation satisfied by the thermodynamic wave function as well as solutions ({\em coherent states}) that are centered at the classical equations of state. The probability of departure from the classical theory is dependent on a parameter $\sigma$ which is a property of the gas molecule.

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