Quantum Extension of the Jarzynski Relation

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dc.creatorMukamel, Shaul
dc.date2003-02-10
dc.date2003-04-22
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:49:37Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:49:37Z
dc.descriptionThe relation between the distribution of work performed on a classical system by an external force switched on an arbitrary timescale, and the corresponding equilibrium free energy difference, is generalized to quantum systems. Using the adiabatic representation we show that this relation holds for isolated systems as well as for systems coupled to a bath described by a master equation. A close formal analogy is established between the present classical trajectory picture over populations of adiabatic states and phase fluctuations (dephasing) of a quantum coherence in spectral lineshapes, described by the stochastic Liouville equation.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0302190
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0302190
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/20867
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.titleQuantum Extension of the Jarzynski Relation
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