One of the particles acts as a “thermometer,” the whole system is simulated on the computer. Credit: TU Wien
The relationship between thermodynamics and quantum physics has been the subject of increasing interest in recent years. Researchers at In quantum physics, the individual particles cannot be considered independently of each other, as is the case with classical billiard balls. Every billiard ball has its own individual trajectory and its own individual location at every point in time. Quantum particles, on the other hand, have no individuality – they can only be described together, in a single large quantum wave function.
'The laws of thermodynamics can only be derived from quantum physics when chaos is present.' CC: KITP_UCSB MathType
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