Thermodynamics and decay of de Sitter vacuum

GE Volovik - Symmetry, 2024 - mdpi.com
We discuss the consequences of the unique symmetry of de Sitter spacetime. This symmetry
leads to the specific thermodynamic properties of the de Sitter vacuum, which produces a …

Emergence of a second law of thermodynamics in isolated quantum systems

F Meier, T Rivlin, T Debarba, J Xuereb, M Huber… - PRX Quantum, 2025 - APS
The second law of thermodynamics states that the entropy of an isolated system can only
increase over time. This appears to conflict with the reversible evolution of isolated quantum …

Typical Positivity of Nonequilibrium Entropy Production for Pure States

P Strasberg, J Schindler - arxiv preprint arxiv:2411.08850, 2024 - arxiv.org
We establish that the nonequilibrium dynamics of most pure states gives rise to the same
entropy production as that of the corresponding ensemble, provided the effective dimension …

Fully quantum stochastic entropy production

G Bai, F Buscemi, V Scarani - arxiv preprint arxiv:2412.12489, 2024 - arxiv.org
Building on the approach of stochastic thermodynamics, we define entropy production for
arbitrary quantum processes, using Bayesian tools to capture the inherent subjective …