题目：NonequilibriumThermodynamics of Small Systems: Classical and Quantum Aspect

报告人：Haitao Quan(Peking University)

地点： 教十二―201

时间： 5月10日，周五，15:00-17:00

Abstract:

The discovery ofFluctuation Theorems, which rewrite familiar inequalities of macroscopicthermodynamics as equalities, is widely regarded as one of the most prominentbreakthroughs in the field of statistical physics in the past two decades. Thethermodynamic second law is a simple corollary of fluctuation theorems, fromwhich one can predict quantitatively how often nonequilibrium processes violatethe law of entropy increase. Violations disappear in the thermodynamic limit,but can be observed reasonably well in small systems. In this talk, I willbriefly introduce the stochastic thermodynamics and derive various FluctuationTheorems, including their quantum extension. I will also discuss theexperimental verification of the Fluctuation Theorems in both classical andquantum regimes.

Short Biography:

Prof. Haitao Quan(全海涛) obtained his bachelor’s degree and hisPhD from Central South University and the Institute of Theoretical Physics, CASin 2002 and 2007, respectively. From 2007 to 2012 he was a postdoctoral fellowin Los Alamos National Laboratory and the University of Maryland, College Park,respectively. He joined the School of Physics, Peking University as a juniorfaculty in Dec. 2012. He was promoted to full professor with tenure in Dec.2018. His main research interests lie in statistical physics and quantumphysics. He has published more than 40 scientific papers in peer-reviewedjournals with a total number of citations of more than 2600 times. He receivednumerous awards, including the National Natural Science Award (2008) and theDistinguished Yong Scholars of NSFC (2018).