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Maxwell's demon --- Maxwell's demon. --- Thermodynamics. --- Computer science. --- Entropy. --- Maxwell, James Clerk, --- Maxwell, James Clerk

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This monograph provides graduate students and also professional researchers aiming to understand the dynamics of open quantum systems with a valuable and self-contained toolbox. Special focus is laid on the link between microscopic models and the resulting open-system dynamics. This includes how to derive the celebrated Lindblad master equation without applying the rotating wave approximation. As typical representatives for non-equilibrium configurations it treats systems coupled to multiple reservoirs (including the description of quantum transport), driven systems, and feedback-controlled quantum systems. Each method is illustrated with easy-to-follow examples from recent research. Exercises and short summaries at the end of every chapter enable the reader to approach the frontiers of current research quickly and make the book useful for quick reference.

Physics. --- Quantum theory. --- Mathematical physics. --- Quantum Physics. --- Mathematical Methods in Physics. --- Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences. --- Mathematical Physics. --- Quantum theory --- Nonequilibrium thermodynamics --- Maxwell's demon --- Physics --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Atomic Physics --- Demon of Maxwell --- Maxwell demon --- Irreversible thermodynamics --- Non-equilibrium thermodynamics --- Thermodynamics of the steady state --- Quantum dynamics --- Quantum mechanics --- Quantum physics --- Physical mathematics --- Natural philosophy --- Philosophy, Natural --- Mathematics --- Quantum physics. --- Nonequilibrium thermodynamics. --- Maxwell's demon. --- Thermodynamics --- Irreversible processes --- Mechanics --- Physical sciences --- Dynamics

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In this book the author presents a general formalism of nonequilibrium thermodynamics with complex information flows induced by interactions among multiple fluctuating systems. The author has generalized stochastic thermodynamics with information by using a graphical theory. Characterizing nonequilibrium dynamics by causal networks, he has obtained a novel generalization of the second law of thermodynamics with information that is applicable to quite a broad class of stochastic dynamics such as information transfer between multiple Brownian particles, an autonomous biochemical reaction, and complex dynamics with a time-delayed feedback control. This study can produce further progress in the study of Maxwell’s demon for special cases. As an application to these results, information transmission and thermodynamic dissipation in biochemical signal transduction are discussed. The findings presented here can open up a novel biophysical approach to understanding information processing in living systems.

Physics. --- Thermodynamics. --- Biophysics. --- Biological physics. --- Quantum computers. --- Spintronics. --- Statistical physics. --- Dynamical systems. --- Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity. --- Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics. --- Biophysics and Biological Physics. --- Numerical and Computational Physics. --- Maxwell's demon. --- Information theory in physics. --- Demon of Maxwell --- Maxwell demon --- Physics --- Thermodynamics --- Complex Systems. --- Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics. --- Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation. --- Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems. --- Mathematical statistics --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Dynamics --- Mechanics --- Heat --- Heat-engines --- Quantum theory --- Statistical methods --- Fluxtronics --- Magnetoelectronics --- Spin electronics --- Spinelectronics --- Microelectronics --- Nanotechnology --- Computers --- Dynamical systems --- Kinetics --- Mathematics --- Mechanics, Analytic --- Force and energy --- Statics --- Natural philosophy --- Philosophy, Natural --- Physical sciences --- Biological physics --- Biology --- Medical sciences

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In the face of Earth's environmental breakdown, it is clear that technological innovation alone won't save our planet. A more radical approach is required, one that involves profound changes in individual and collective behaviour. 'Utopianism for a Dying Planet' examines the ways the expansive history of utopian thought, from its origins in ancient Sparta and ideas of the Golden Age through to today's thinkers, can offer moral and imaginative guidance in the face of catastrophe. The utopian tradition, which has been critical of conspicuous consumption and luxurious indulgence, might light a path to a society that emphasizes equality, sociability, and sustainability.

HISTORY / Modern / General. --- Environmentalism. --- Utopian socialism. --- Socialism, Utopian --- Socialism --- Environmental movement --- Social movements --- Anti-environmentalism --- Greenwashing --- Sustainable living --- Age of Enlightenment. --- All Souls' Day. --- Apollonian and Dionysian. --- Asceticism. --- Astrology. --- Atheism. --- Beyond Freedom and Dignity. --- Capitalism. --- Carbon footprint. --- Celebrity. --- Clothing. --- Commodity. --- Conspiracy theory. --- Consumerism. --- Counterculture. --- Dystopia. --- Earth Day. --- Ecocide. --- Ecofascism. --- Economic liberalism. --- Ecovillage. --- End of history. --- Environmental economics. --- Environmentalist. --- Epicureanism. --- Ethos. --- Facebook. --- Fiction. --- Fossil fuel. --- Fossil-fuel power station. --- Frank Lloyd Wright. --- Freedom From. --- Future of the Earth. --- Gas lighting. --- Gasoline. --- Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft. --- Global warming. --- Gnosticism. --- Golden Age. --- Good and evil. --- Greenhouse gas. --- Heterotopia (space). --- Imaginary voyage. --- Insurance. --- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. --- James Tully (philosopher). --- Job guarantee. --- Karl Mannheim. --- Late capitalism. --- Liberal democracy. --- Libertarian Party (United States). --- Martyr. --- Marxism. --- Maxwell's demon. --- Melting. --- Methane (data page). --- New Utopia. --- Nuclear power. --- Nuclear weapon. --- Nuclear winter. --- Pensioner. --- Petrus Camper. --- Physiocracy. --- Planetes. --- Progressivism. --- Prosperity Without Growth. --- Ralph Waldo Emerson. --- Reform movement. --- Reincarnation. --- Relativism. --- Renewable energy. --- Renewable fuels. --- Restitution. --- Retirement. --- Save the Planet. --- Science fiction studies. --- Science fiction. --- Slavery. --- Southern Europe. --- Technological fix. --- The Angel of the Revolution. --- The Last Stage. --- The Most Extreme. --- The Revenge of Gaia. --- The Road to Serfdom. --- The World Without Us. --- Theodor W. Adorno. --- Theory. --- Thorstein Veblen. --- Totalitarianism. --- Urban revolution. --- Utopia. --- Utopian and dystopian fiction. --- Utopian studies. --- Veganism. --- Victory garden. --- Viewing (funeral). --- Wealth. --- World peace. --- Utopias.