On a heuristic point of view related to quantum nonequilibrium statistical mechanics

TL;DR

This paper introduces a novel approach to counting microstates in quantum nonequilibrium systems by proposing coherent access, which modifies traditional thermodynamic probabilities and distributions.

Contribution

It extends quantum concepts to propose coherent access to microstates, offering a new perspective on statistical mechanics out of equilibrium.

Findings

Proposes a new microstate counting method based on quantum coherence.

Suggests modifications to Bose-Einstein distribution and Boltzmann factor.

Implications for experimental verification of quantum nonequilibrium phenomena.

Abstract

In this paper I propose a new way for counting the microstates of a system out of equilibrium. As, according to quantum mechanics, things happen as if a given particle can be found in more than one state at once, I extend this concept to propose the coherent access by a particle to the available states of a system. By coherent access I mean the possibility for the particle to act as if it is populating more than one microstate at once. This hypothesis has experimental implications, since the thermodynamical probability and, as a consequence, the Bose-Einstein distribution as well as the argument of the Boltzmann factor is modified.