Detailed balance and entanglement
arXiv:1407.0520 · doi:10.1088/1751-8113/48/15/155303
Abstract
We study a connection between quantum detailed balance, which is a concept of importance in statistical mechanics, and entanglement. We also explore how this connection fits into thermofield dynamics.
v1: 29 pages. v2: Extensively rewritten, including a new section on thermofield dynamics, 21 pages