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Fluctuation theorems for non-Markovian quantum processes
Heinz-peter BreuerAnna NapoliAntonino MessinaBruno LeggioBruno Leggiosubject
Quantum PhysicsFluctuation theorems non-Markovianity Open Quantum Systems Memory effects Entropy Quantum ThermodynamicsQuantum decoherenceStatistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)Entropy productionFluctuation theoremFOS: Physical sciencesNon-equilibrium thermodynamicsMarkov processOpen system (systems theory)symbols.namesakesymbolsStatistical physicsQuantum Physics (quant-ph)QuantumEntropy (arrow of time)Condensed Matter - Statistical MechanicsMathematicsdescription
Exploiting previous results on Markovian dynamics and fluctuation theorems, we study the consequences of memory effects on single realizations of nonequilibrium processes within an open system approach. The entropy production along single trajectories for forward and backward processes is obtained with the help of a recently proposed classical-like non-Markovian stochastic unravelling, which is demonstrated to lead to a correction of the standard entropic fluctuation theorem. This correction is interpreted as resulting from the interplay between the information extracted from the system through measurements and the flow of information from the environment to the open system: Due to memory effects single realizations of a dynamical process are no longer independent, and their correlations fundamentally affect the behavior of entropy fluctuations.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2013-01-01 |