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SUMMARY:Quantum Quantum Thermodynamics - Terry Rudolph (Imperial College L
 ondon)
DTSTART:20150611T131500Z
DTEND:20150611T141500Z
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CONTACT:William Matthews
DESCRIPTION:The quantization of energy is of fundamental importance for qu
 antum thermodynamics\, even for macroscopic systems. The fragility of quan
 tum coherence naturally makes it less so. However the scale of control of 
 the dynamics of small systems in current experiments is such that understa
 nding basic constraints on how quantum coherences can evolve/be manipulate
 d in a thermodynamic setting is of interest. I will discuss a few such con
 straints that go beyond free-energy type relations\, although the most gen
 eral form of the problem remains open. \n
LOCATION:MR4\,  Centre for Mathematical Sciences\, Wilberforce Road\, Camb
 ridge
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