Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Quantum thermodynamics
per Trovatore.  The material at Quantum statistical mechanics is mainstream and foundational -- see eg the book by Tolman in print since the 1930s. This new material at Quantum thermodynamics ... isn't.  Sure, there's scope for improvement at Quantum statistical mechanics -- for example more chat about ''why'' this might be the natural transposition into the quantum world of the understanding and arguments developed in classical statistical mechanics (at the moment the qsm article rather baldly just sets out formulas).  There's also long-running discussion, primarily carried on by philosophers, as to what extent it is appropriate to say statistical mechanics "explains" thermodynamics (in fact if you look up either term in say the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, that's what the philosophers of science seem most keen to discuss); our article Philosophy of thermal and statistical physics (which could do itself with quite a lot of attention) probably should be extended to reflect more of that discussion.  But the new material in this new article appears not particularly mainstream and more than somewhat flaky.  If it's merged to places, I recommend handling it with some considerable care: care to separate what's mainstream and what's not, care about , and care not to reflect a possibly garbled account of one lab's position as ''the'' story of quantum thermodynamics.  In short: at a quick first glance, not at all comfortable with the material in this new article
— User:Jheald, 12:12, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
Stance: merge
Cited policy: WP:UNDUE (Wikipedia:Neutral point of view)