Quantum Fluctuation Relations for the Lindblad Master Equation

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 480-501

  Chetrite, R ^a   Mallick, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Fluctuation Dissipation Theorem; Fluctuation relations; Quantum Markovian process

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865413121     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10955-012-0557-z     Document Type: Article

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