After completing his PhD in 2015 at the Technical University of Berlin, Philipp Strasberg joined Massimiliano Esposito's group in Luxembourg to work on problems in nonequilibrium statistical mechanics and stochastic thermodynamics. In 2018, he was awarded a research fellowship at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, where he works on a variety of problems related to quantum stochastic processes, open quantum systems and the microscopic foundations of nonequilibrium thermodynamics, in collaboration with Andreas Winter.
Strasberg offers a valuable contribution to the field of thermodynamics, a discipline that provides the underpinnings for analyzing quantum systems. The book will be ideal as a required text for a graduate-level technical elective. It can also be a useful resource for researchers employed in high-tech industries and as a reference for graduate research students in physics and engineering with major interests in developing efficient, cost-effective future generation technologies, e.g., the new generation of thermoelectric power generators. * Raymond. N. Laoulache, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Professor of Mechanical Engineering * A very attractive book covering basic concepts as well as some advanced topics, with worked examples at chapter ends. * Angel Rivas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid * This coherent presentation of a timely topic is a significant achievement with nothing comparable on the market. * Udo Seifert, University of Stuttgart * Highly welcome by everybody looking for an understandable exposition of the theoretical foundations of a rapidly evolving field. * Andreas Engel, University of Oldenburg * In Quantum Stochastic Thermodynamics, Philip Strasberg has succeeded in giving clarity on an ever evolving and often misleading topic. I am convinced that this book will be the starting point for researchers and graduate students entering the field. It is written in a coherent fashion covering all of the essential material on what I believe, in lieu of the prevalence of imperfect quantum technologies, will become increasingly important. * John Goold, Trinity College, Dublin *