Quantum Thermodynamics: Emergence of Thermodynamic Behavior Within Composite Quantum Systems

Over the years enormous effort was invested in proving ergodicity, but for a number of reasons, confidence in the fruitfulness of this approach has waned. — Y. Ben-Menahem and I. Pitowsky [1] Abstract The basic motivation behind the present text is threefold: To give a new explanation for the emergence of thermodynamics, to investigate the interplay between quantum mechanics and thermodynamics, and to explore possible ext- sions of the common validity range of thermodynamics. Originally, th...