Quantum Fluctuation Relations
arXiv:1705.06096 · doi:10.1142/S0219887817400023
Abstract
We present here a set of lecture notes on exact fluctuation relations. We prove the Jarzynski equality and the Crooks fluctuation theorem, two paradigmatic examples of classical fluctuation relations. Finally we consider their quantum versions, and analyze analogies and differences with the classical case.
20 pages, 3 figures