I give a self-contained introduction to the resource theory approach to quantum thermodynamics. I will introduce in an elementary manner the technical machinery necessary to unpack and prove the core statements of the theory. The topics covered include the so-called `many second laws of thermodynamics', thermo-majorisation and symmetry constraints on the evolution of quantum coherence. Among the elementary applications, I explicitly work out the bounds on deterministic work extraction and formation, discuss the complete solution of the theory for a single qubit and present the irreversibility of coherence transfers. The aim is to facilitate the task of those researchers interested in engaging and contributing to this topic, presenting scope and motivation of its core assumptions and discussing the relation between the resource theory and complementary approaches.

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热力学资源理论方法的介绍性回顾

我对量子热力学的资源理论方法进行了独立介绍。我将以基本的方式介绍解开和证明理论核心陈述所需的技术机制。涵盖的主题包括所谓的“热力学许多第二定律”、热重化和量子相干演化的对称约束。在基本应用中，我明确地确定了确定性功提取和形成的界限，讨论了单个量子位理论的完整解决方案，并提出了相干转移的不可逆性。目的是促进那些有兴趣参与并为该主题做出贡献的研究人员的任务，