Quantum jump model for a system with a finite-size environment
Quantum Physics
2016-06-15 v3 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Statistical Mechanics
Abstract
Measuring the thermodynamic properties of open quantum systems poses a major challenge. A calorimetric detection has been proposed as a feasible experimental scheme to measure work and fluctuation relations in open quantum systems. However, the detection requires a finite size for the environment, which influences the system dynamics. This process cannot be modeled with the standard stochastic approaches. We develop a quantum jump model suitable for systems coupled to a finite-size environment. With the method we study the common fluctuation relations and prove that they are satisfied.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1601.05317,
title = {Quantum jump model for a system with a finite-size environment},
author = {Samu Suomela and Aki Kutvonen and Tapio Ala-Nissila},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1601.05317},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
8 pages, 3 figures