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arXiv:0804.1146

Reply to "Comment on "On a new definition of quantum entropy""

Michele Campisi

Published Apr 7, 2008• 0 citations
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Abstract

The example provided in the comment [arXiv:0803.2241] concerns a situation where the system is initially at negative temperature. It is known that in such cases the Law of Entropy Decrease holds. Nevertheless, this does not challenge the validity of the Second Law of Thermodynamics.
DOI
10.48550/arxiv.0804.1146

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