Mirimanoff Lecture 2015 : The Arrow of Time (Jürg Fröhlich, ETHZ)

10.12.2015 16:00

Several examples of "effective quantum dynamics" of large open (but isolated) systems are discussed - among them:Heat transport between thermal reservoirs and heat engines, (derivation of the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics); quantum friction of particles moving through a gas, quantum Brownian motion; and the dynamics of quantum systems under repeated measurements. The theme common to these and other examples is the appearance of an "arrow of time", in the sense that they exhibit dynamical phenomena that are irreversible. Different sources of irreversibility are revealed and discussed.

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Bâtiment: Ecole de Physique

Stueckelberg Auditorium (Att. unusual place)
24 Quai E.-Ansermet
1205 Genève

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