The result was redirect to Quantum statistical mechanics. Mark Arsten (talk) 19:09, 30 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
This page describes a theory of 'quantum thermodynamics', a subject I have never heard of before. The article is unclear and unconvincing to me, even though I am currently pursuing a PhD in quantum physics. There are no references to peer-reviewed literature. I have been unable to find any reputable sources on the subject. I therefore think that the page should be deleted from Wikipedia. Insurrectionist (talk) 17:16, 16 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Reading just the source titles gets one nowhere. Anyone with any experience of reading knows that, even in the realms of academe, titles are chosen more to be catchy than to be strictly and formally descriptive. It's an absurd notion to be basing an argument on the titles of courses and books, without any regards as to their contents and substance; and it's downright silly for encyclopaedists — for whom reading is one of the three basic necessary skills — to not read sources.
Reading chapter 1 of the book pointed to by MisterUnit above, for example, turns up the fact that nowhere is a field of quantum thermodynamics actually mentioned by the authors. That only comes in the preface by Günter Mahler on page v. Even then, M. Mahler describes it as a "popular keyword" that, as the mode du jour, is attracting people.