Recent breakthroughs are reshaping our understanding of the quantum realm, offering potential advancements in technology and fundamental physics.
In recent years, physicists have discovered that quantum entanglement inside a proton is maximized due to seas of gluons and virtual quarks constantly boiling. Building on quantum information theory, a group of physicists has for the first time developed a universal theoretical model describing these interactions and consistent with all currently available experimental data.
Meanwhile, in Japan and Slovakia, researchers at Nagoya University and the Slovak Academy of Sciences have published a study in npj Quantum Information, exploring the relationship between quantum theory and the second law of thermodynamics. By revisiting Maxwell's Demon paradox, they found that quantum processes can coexist with, and even seemingly challenge, the second law of thermodynamics without violating it. Their model simulates a 'motor' based on Maxwell's rules, revealing that while entropy may decrease in one part of a quantum system, it increases elsewhere, maintaining overall balance.
These findings could lead to new insights into quantum computing, energy efficiency, and our fundamental understanding of the universe.