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has been cited by the following article:
TITLE: Entropy of a Free Quantum Particle
AUTHORS: Jian-Ping Peng
KEYWORDS: Entropy Generation; Quantum Thermodynamic Systems
JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Modern Physics, Vol.3 No.12, December 21, 2012
ABSTRACT: The time-dependent entropy of a single free quantum particle in the non-relativistic regime is studied in detail for the process started from a fully coherent quantum state to thermodynamic equilibrium with its surroundings at a finite temperature. It is shown that the entropy at the end of the process converges to a universal constant, as a result of thermal interaction.