Non-Equilibrium Steady States of Finite¶Quantum Systems Coupled to Thermal Reservoirs

Transport properties of quasi-free fermions

“…1 If these parameters do not all take the same value then, as t → ∞, the coupled system S + R 1 + · · · + R M approaches a steady state which carries non-trivial currents. To our knowledge two methods are currently available for the construction of NESS: the C * -scattering approach proposed by Ruelle in [Ru1] (see also [Ro] for the foundational work on C * -scattering theory) and the spectral approach developed in [JP1].…”

Decoherence and Thermalization

“…In this paper we consider the decoherence phenomenon for quite general non-solvable models. Our analysis is based on the modern theory of resonances for quantum statistical systems as developed in [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] (see also the book [16]), which is related to resonance theory in non-relativistic quantum electrodynamics [9,17].…”

Adiabatic Theorems and Reversible Isothermal Processes

“…An important variant of the adiabatic theorem for non-equilibrium stationary states will appear in [22]. The analysis in [22] is based on some basic techniques developed in [23].…”