Frontiers of Thermodynamics: From Quantum to Life
A special issue of Entropy (ISSN 1099-4300). This special issue belongs to the section "Thermodynamics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2022) | Viewed by 248
Special Issue Editor
Interests: quantum measurement; quantum nonlocality; two-state-vector formalism (TSVF); thermodynamic aspects of life
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Thermodynamics has one leg in the micro- and another in the macro-realm. This duality underlies both its strength and still unresolved issues. In this special issue we explore these limits of small and large. How are entropy, work and heat manifested at the quantum level? How can living systems attain order, maintain complexity and process information under the Second Law? How is entropy related to quantum uncertainty and nonlocality? What insights can thermodynamics offer and gain from the growing disciple of quantum biology? It is time for an appropriate forum to discuss these frontiers and related others.
Prof. Dr. Avshalom C. Elitzur
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- thermodynamics
- quantum mechanics
- life sciences
- entropy
- complexity
- information
