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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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@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