
pmid: 31050547
We report two results complementing the second law of thermodynamics for Markovian open quantum systems coupled to multiple reservoirs with different temperatures and chemical potentials. First, we derive a nonequilibrium free energy inequality providing an upper bound for a maximum power output, which for systems with inhomogeneous temperature is not equivalent to the Clausius inequality. Secondly, we derive local Clausius and free energy inequalities for subsystems of a composite system. These inequalities differ from the total system one by the presence of an information-related contribution and build the ground for thermodynamics of quantum information processing. Our theory is used to study an autonomous Maxwell demon.
6 pages, 2 figures, with the Supplementary Material
Quantum Physics, : Physique [G04] [Physique, chimie, mathématiques & sciences de la terre], Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics, Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech), Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall), : Physics [G04] [Physical, chemical, mathematical & earth Sciences], FOS: Physical sciences, Quantum Physics (quant-ph), Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics
Quantum Physics, : Physique [G04] [Physique, chimie, mathématiques & sciences de la terre], Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics, Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech), Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall), : Physics [G04] [Physical, chemical, mathematical & earth Sciences], FOS: Physical sciences, Quantum Physics (quant-ph), Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics
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