Quantum Hydrodynamic models derived from the entropy principle

In this work, we give an overview of recently derived quantum hydrodynamic and diffusion models. A quantum local equilibrium is defined as a minimizer of the quantum entropy subject to local moment constraints (such as given local mass, momentum and energy densities). These equilibria relate the thermodynamic parameters (such as the temperature or chemical potential) to the densities in a non-local way. Quantum hydrodynamic models are obtained through moment expansions of the quantum kinetic equations closed by quantum equilibria. We also derive collision operators for quantum kinetic models which decrease the quantum entropy and relax towards quantum equilibria. Then, through diffusion limits of the quantum kinetic equation, we establish various classes of models which are quantum extensions of the classical energy-transport and drift-diffusion models.