Physicists confirm thermodynamic irreversibility in a quantum system
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - 09:40
in Physics & Chemistry
(Phys.org)—For the first time, physicists have performed an experiment confirming that thermodynamic processes are irreversible in a quantum system—meaning that, even on the quantum level, you can't put a broken egg back into its shell. The results have implications for understanding thermodynamics in quantum systems and, in turn, designing quantum computers and other quantum information technologies.