Non-Markovian control of qubit thermodynamics by frequent quantum measurements

Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 477-483

  Bensky, Guy ^a   Bhaktavatsala Rao, D D ^a   Gordon, Goren ^a   Erez, Noam ^a   Kurizki, Gershon ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Non Markovian effects; Quantum measurements; Quantum thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; ENTROPY REDUCTION; FAST CONTROL; MARKOVIAN; NON-MARKOVIAN; NON-MARKOVIAN EFFECTS; QUANTUM MEASUREMENT; QUANTUM NONDEMOLITION MEASUREMENTS; QUANTUM THERMODYNAMICS; THERMAL EQUILIBRATIONS; TWO-LEVEL SYSTEM;

HEATING; THERMODYNAMICS;

QUANTUM OPTICS;

EID: 74149092840     PISSN: 13869477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physe.2009.06.029     Document Type: Article

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