Quantum fluctuation theorem: can we go from micro to meso?

Comptes Rendus Physique

Volumn 8, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 674-683

  De Roeck, Wojciech ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entropy production; Quantum fluctuation theorem

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447565089     PISSN: 16310705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crhy.2007.05.014     Document Type: Short Survey

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