PUBLICATIONS
P.D. Keefe, Magnetic hysteresis in the first order adiabatic phase transition of mesoscopic-size Type I supersonductors, The European Physical Journal, Special Topics, DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-021-00099-9, April, 2021.
Vaclav Špička, Peter D. Keefe and Theo M. Nieuwenhuizen, Editorial,The European Physical Journal, DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-021-00103-2 (May, 2021) Non-Equilibrium Systems and Foundations of Quantum Physics, International Conference Frontiers of Quantum and Mesoscopic Thermodynamics (FQMT'19), Prague, Czech Republic, 14-20 July, 2019.
Vaclav Špička, Peter D. Keefe and Theo M. Nieuwenhuizen, Editorial,The European Physical Journal, Vol. 227, No. 15-16 (March 2019) Non-Equilibrium Dynamics: Quantum Systems and Foundations of Quantum Mechanics, International Conference Frontiers of Quantum and Mesoscopic Thermodynamics (FQMT'17), Prague, Czech Republic, 9-15 July, 2017.
Peter D. Keefe, Theo M. Nieuwenhuizen and Vaclav Špička, Editorial, Fortschritte der Physik, Vol. 65, No. 6-8 (June, 2017), Topical Issue, International Conference Frontiers of Quantum and Mesoscopic Thermodynamics (FQMT'15), Prague, Czech Republic, 27 July - 1 August, 2015.
V. Špička, Th.M. Nieuwenhuizen and P.D. Keefe, Editorial, Physica Scripta, T165, IOP Publishing (2015) 010302, 3 pages, Proceedings from International Conference on the Frontiers of Quantum and Mesoscopic Thermodynamics FQMT'13, Prague, Czech Republic, 29 July - 3 August, 2013.
P.D. Keefe, Quantum mechanics and the second law of thermodynamics: an insight gleaned from magnetic hysteresis in the first order phase transition of an isolated mesoscopic size Type I superconductor, T151, IOP Publishing (2012) 014029, 7 pages, Proceedings from International Conference on the Frontiers of Quantum and Mesoscopic Thermodynamics FQMT'11, Prague, Czech Republic, 25-30 July 2011.
V. Špička, Th.M. Nieuwenhuizen and P.D. Keefe, Physics at the FQMT’11 conference, Physica Scripta, T151, IOP Publishing (2012) 014001, 16 pages, Proceedings from International Conference on the Frontiers of Quantum and Mesoscopic Thermodynamics FQMT'11, Prague, Czech Republic, 25-30 July 2011.
P.D. Keefe, Superconductor Particles As The Working Media Of A Heat Engine, Proceedings of the AAAS, Pacific Division conference on the Second law of Thermodynamics: Status and Challenges, D.P. Sheehan, Editor, AIP Conference Proceedings No. 1411, 101 (2011); doi 10.1063/1.3665234.
V. Špička, Th.M. Nieuwenhuizen and P.D. Keefe, Physics at the FQMT’08 conference, Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, Vol. 42, Issue 3, January 2010, Pages 207-227, Proceedings from International Conference on the Frontiers of Quantum and Mesoscopic Thermodynamics FQMT'08, Prague, Czech Republic, 28 July - 2 August 2008.
Peter D. Keefe, The second law of thermodynamics and quantum heat engines: Is the law strictly enforced?, Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, Vol. 42, Issue 3, January 2010, Pages 461-465, Proceedings from International Conference on the Frontiers of Quantum and Mesoscopic Thermodynamics FQMT'08, Prague, Czech Republic, 028 July - 2 August 2008.
V. Špička, Th.M. Nieuwenhuizen and P.D. Keefe, Physics at the FQMT’04 conference, Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, Vol. 29, Issues 1-2 , October 2005, Pages 1-28, Proceedings from International Conference on the Frontiers of Quantum and Mesoscopic Thermodynamics, Prague, Czech Republic, 07/2004.
P.D. Keefe, Quantum limit to the second law by magneto-caloric effect, adiabatic phase transition of mesoscopic-size Type I superconductor particles, Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, Vol. 29, Issues 1-2 , October 2005, Pages 104-110, Proceedings from International Conference on the Frontiers of Quantum and Mesoscopic Thermodynamics, Prague, Czech Republic, 07/2004.
V. Capek and D. Sheehan, Challenges to the Second Law of Thermodynamics, Springer Publishing, Netherlands, 2005. pp 117-125.
P.D. Keefe, Second Law Implications of a Magnetocaloric Effect Adiabatic Phase Transition of Type I Superconductor Particles, Journal of Modern Optics, V. 51, No. 16-18, pp 2727-2730, 10-12/2004.
P.D. Keefe, Second Law Violation By Magneto-Caloric Effect Adiabatic Phase Transition of Type I Superconductor Particles, Entropy, V. 6, pp. 116-127, 03/2004.
P.D. Keefe, Coherent Magneto-Caloric Effect Superconductive Heat Engine Process Cycle, Journal of Modern Optics, V. 50, No. 15-17, pp 2443-2454, 10-11/2003.
P.D. Keefe, Coherent-Magneto-Caloric Effect Heat Engine Process Cycle, Quantum Limits to the Second Law, First International Conference on Quantum Limits to the Second Law, D.P. Sheehan, Editor, AIP Conference Proceedings No. 643, pp. 213-218, 09/2002.
P.D. Keefe, Coherent Magneto-Caloric Effect Superconductive Heat Engine Process Cycle, United States Patent 4,638,194, 01/1987.
P.D. Keefe, A Thermodynamic Comparison between the Magneto-Mechanically and Magneto-Calorically Induced Superconductive Phase Transitions in a Type I Superconductor Culminating in a Proposal for a New Type of Superconductive Motor, Master's Thesis, University of Detroit, 04/1974.
EDITOR OF JOURNALS
The European Physical Journal, Vol. TBA (2021) Non-Equilibrium Systems and Foundations of Quantum Physics, Editors: Peter D. Keefe, Theo M. Nieuwenhuizen and Vaclav Spicka.
The European Physical Journal, Vol. 227, No. 15-16 (March 2019) Non-Equilibrium Dynamics: Quantum Systems and Foundatins of Quantum Mechanics, Editors: Peter D. Keefe, Theo M. Nieuwenhuizen and Vaclav Spicka.
Fortschtitte der Physik, Vol. 65, No. 6-8 (June, 2017), Topical Issue, International Conference Frontiers of Quantum and Mesoscopic Thermodynamics (FQMT'15), Guest Editors: Peter D. Keefe, Theo M. Nieuwenhuizen and Vaclav Spicka.
Physica Scripta, T165 (2015) Forntiers of Quantum and Mesoscopic Thermodynamics (FQMT'13), Editors: Theo M. Nieuwenhuizen, Peter D. Keefe, Vaclav Spicka.
Physica Scripta, T151, (2012) Forntiers of Quantum and Mesoscopic Thermodynamics (FQMT'11), Editors: Theo M. Nieuwenhuizen, Peter D. Keefe, Vaclav Spicka.
Physica E, Vol. 42, Issue 3 (January 2010) Proceedings of the International Conference Frontiers of Quantum and Mesoscopic Thermodynamics (FQMT'08), Guest Editors: T.M. Nieuwenhuizen, P.D. Keefe, V. Spicka.
Physica E, Vol. 29, Issues 1-2 (October, 2005), Proceedings of the International Conference Frontiers of Quantum and Mesoscopic Thermodynamics (FQMT'04), Guest Editors: T.M. Nieuwenhuizen, P.D. Keefe, V. Spicka.