{ "id": "cond-mat/0009244", "version": "v2", "published": "2000-09-17T08:12:39.000Z", "updated": "2000-09-25T06:02:23.000Z", "title": "Jarzynski Relations for Quantum Systems and Some Applications", "authors": [ "Hal Tasaki" ], "comment": "11 pages. A remark is added at the end of Section 2.2", "categories": [ "cond-mat.stat-mech" ], "abstract": "We derive quantum analogues of Jarzynski's relations, and discuss two applications, namely, a derivation of the law of entropy increase for general compound systems, and a preliminary analysis of heat transfer between two quantum systems at different temperatures. We believe that the derivation of the law of entropy increase is new and of importance.", "revisions": [ { "version": "v2", "updated": "2000-09-25T06:02:23.000Z" } ], "analyses": { "keywords": [ "quantum systems", "jarzynski relations", "applications", "entropy increase", "general compound systems" ], "note": { "typesetting": "TeX", "pages": 11, "language": "en", "license": "arXiv", "status": "editable", "adsabs": "2000cond.mat..9244T" } } }