Quantum fluctuation theorems for arbitrary environments: adiabatic and nonadiabatic entropy production

G Manzano, JM Horowitz, JMR Parrondo - Physical Review X, 2018 - APS
Physical Review X, 2018APS
We analyze the production of entropy along nonequilibrium processes in quantum systems
coupled to generic environments. First, we show that the entropy production due to final
measurements and the loss of correlations obeys a fluctuation theorem in detailed and
integral forms. Second, we discuss the decomposition of the entropy production into two
positive contributions, adiabatic and nonadiabatic, based on the existence of invariant states
of the local dynamics. Fluctuation theorems for both contributions hold only for evolutions …
We analyze the production of entropy along nonequilibrium processes in quantum systems coupled to generic environments. First, we show that the entropy production due to final measurements and the loss of correlations obeys a fluctuation theorem in detailed and integral forms. Second, we discuss the decomposition of the entropy production into two positive contributions, adiabatic and nonadiabatic, based on the existence of invariant states of the local dynamics. Fluctuation theorems for both contributions hold only for evolutions verifying a specific condition of quantum origin. We illustrate our results with three relevant examples of quantum thermodynamic processes far from equilibrium.
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