Detailed balance and entanglement
Quantum Physics
2015-03-30 v2 Statistical Mechanics
Mathematical Physics
math.MP
Abstract
We study a connection between quantum detailed balance, which is a concept of importance in statistical mechanics, and entanglement. We also explore how this connection fits into thermofield dynamics.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.1407.0520,
title = {Detailed balance and entanglement},
author = {Rocco Duvenhage and Machiel Snyman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1407.0520},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
v1: 29 pages. v2: Extensively rewritten, including a new section on thermofield dynamics, 21 pages