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Instability of Equilibrium States for Coupled Heat Reservoirs at Different Temperatures
M. Merkli, M. Mück, I. M. Sigal
We consider quantum systems consisting of a ``small'' system coupled to two reservoirs (called open systems). We show that such a system has no equilibrium states normal with respe…
Statistical Mechanics of Thermodynamic Processes
Jürg Fröhlich, Marco Merkli, Simon Schwarz +1
In this note we describe some results concerning non-relativistic quantum systems at positive temperature and density confined to macroscopically large regions of physical space wh…
Another Return of 'Return to Equilibrium'
Jürg Fröhlich, Marco Merkli
The property of ``{\it return to equilibrium}'' is established for a class of quantum-mechanical models describing interactions of a (toy) atom with black-body radiation, or of a s…
Dissipative Transport: Thermal Contacts and Tunnelling Junctions
Juerg Froehlich, Marco Merkli, Daniel Ueltschi
The general theory of simple transport processes between quantum mechanical reservoirs is reviewed and extended. We focus on thermoelectric phenomena, involving exchange of energy…