Repeated interactions and quantum stochastic thermodynamics at strong coupling
Quantum Physics
2019-11-04 v2 Statistical Mechanics
Abstract
The thermodynamic framework of repeated interactions is generalized to an arbitrary open quantum system in contact with a heat bath. Based on these findings the theory is then extended to arbitrary measurements performed on the system. This constitutes a direct experimentally testable framework in strong coupling quantum thermodynamics. By construction, it provides many quantum stochastic processes and quantum causal models with a consistent thermodynamic interpretation. The setting can be further used, for instance, to rigorously investigate the interplay between non-Markovianity and nonequilibrium thermodynamics.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1907.01804,
title = {Repeated interactions and quantum stochastic thermodynamics at strong coupling},
author = {Philipp Strasberg},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1907.01804},
year = {2019}
}
Comments
4.5 pages + references + 5 pages appendix, accepted in Phys Rev Lett