Specific heat anomalies of small quantum systems subjected to finite baths

DOI10.1063/1.3669485zbMATH Open1273.81228arXiv1109.0108OpenAlexW1977622799MaRDI QIDQ2851679FDOQ2851679

Authors: Hideo Hasegawa 

Publication date: 16 October 2013

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We have studied the specific heat of the $(N_S+N_B)$ model for an $N_S$-body harmonic oscillator (HO) system which is strongly coupled to an $N_B$-body HO bath without dissipation. The system specific heat of $C_S(T)$ becomes $N_S{k}_B$ at $Tightarrowinfty$ and vanishes at $T=0$ in accordance with the third law of thermodynamics. The calculated $C_S(T)$ at low temperatures is not proportional to $N_S$ and shows an anomalous temperature dependence, strongly depending on $N_S$, $N_B$ and the system-bath coupling. In particular at very low (but finite) temperatures, it may become {it negative} for a strong system-bath coupling, which is in contrast with {it non-negative} specific heat of an HO system with $N_S=1$ reported by G-L. Ingold, P. H"{a}nggi and P. Talkner [Phys. Rev. E {�f 79}, 061105 (2005)]. Our calculation indicates an importance of taking account of finite $N_S$ in studying open quantum systems which may include an arbitrary number of particles in general.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1109.0108

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Closed and approximate solutions to the Schrödinger, Dirac, Klein-Gordon and other equations of quantum mechanics (81Q05) Unified quantum theories (81V22) Statistical thermodynamics (82B30)

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• Stochastic Problems in Physics and Astronomy
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