Microwave Hotspots: Thermal Nonequilibrium Dynamics from the Perspective of Quantum States

The observed microwave effects include thermal effect, superheating or hotspots, and selective heating. These phenomena are almost impossible in classical heating, and the existence of nonthermal effect is still a controversial topic. Hotspot effect is a phenomenon that is often observed in microwave-assisted reaction and is significantly different from the traditional heating reaction. We use the quantum-state specified master equation model of...