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Second law of thermodynamics is ingrained within quantum mechanics

open access: yesResults in Physics, 2018
We show that the second law of thermodynamics is rooted in quantum mechanics, inasmuch as allowing the substitution of the Boltzmann constant k and temperature with respectively the Planck constant and quantum numbers. In particular, we will see that the
Tolga Yarman   +4 more
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On the relation between the second law of thermodynamics and classical and quantum mechanics

open access: yes, 2014
In textbooks on statistical mechanics, one finds often arguments based on classical mechanics, phase space and ergodicity in order to justify the second law of thermodynamics.
Drossel, Barbara
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