Published March 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

A general information theoretical proof for the second law of thermodynamics

Creators

  • 1. Department of Technical Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 (China)

Description

We show that the conservation and the non-additivity of information, together with the additivity of entropy makes entropy increase in an isolated system. The collapse of the entangled quantum state offers an example of the information non-additivity. Nevertheless, the later is also true in other fields, in which the interaction information is important. Examples are classical statistical mechanics, social statistics and financial processes. The second law of thermodynamics is thus proven in its most general form. It is exactly true, not only in quantum and classical physics but also in other processes in which the information is conservative and non-additive. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0218301308009859

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
International Journal of Modern Physics E
Journal Volume
17
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 531-537
ISSN
0218-3013

INIS

Country of Publication
Singapore
Country of Input or Organization
Singapore
INIS RN
46135630
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
CONSERVATION LAWS; ENTROPY; QUANTUM STATES; THERMODYNAMICS
Descriptors DEC
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES