On the Jarzynski relation for dissipative quantum dynamics

Published 31 October 2008 IOP Publishing Ltd
, , Citation Gavin E Crooks J. Stat. Mech. (2008) P10023 DOI 10.1088/1742-5468/2008/10/P10023

1742-5468/2008/10/P10023

Abstract

In this paper, we will discuss how to compactly express the Jarzynski identity for an open quantum system with dissipative dynamics. In quantum dynamics we must avoid explicitly measuring the work directly, which is tantamount to continuously monitoring the state of the system, and instead measure the heat flow from the environment. These measurements can be concisely represented with Hermitian map superoperators, which provide convenient and compact representations of correlation functions and sequential measurements of quantum systems.

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10.1088/1742-5468/2008/10/P10023