Quantum systems energetics in the presence of non usual environments

• Grant number: 20/00327-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: March 01, 2020
• End date: January 31, 2021
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - General Physics
• Principal Investigator: Frederico Borges de Brito
• Grantee: Luis Rodrigo Torres Neves
• Host Institution: Instituto de Física de São Carlos (IFSC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This project seeks to introduce the student to the field of Quantum Thermodynamics. By reproducing some of the already established results, he shall become acquainted with the essential elements and problems concerning the subject. Special attention will be given to the approach of determining the dynamics of a "quantum universe," from which one should expect to obtain revenant information about the energy exchange and entropic relations of the reduced systems that comprise such a universe. It is expected that the student can go further in the analysis developed by the group, and provide a detailed analysis of the entropic dynamics of the quantum universe studied.