2014/06/19 by Phil Attard, Attard, Phil
Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics #Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Quantum Physics (quant-ph) #Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech) #cond-mat.stat-mech #physics.chem-ph #quant-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1406.5270
18 pages
openalex publication_date 2014/06/19 · arxiv created 2014/06/23 · arxiv updated 2014/06/24 · openalex created_date 2022/10/05 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The probability operator for a generic non-equilibrium quantum system is derived. The corresponding stochastic, dissipative Schrödinger equation is also given. The dissipative and stochastic propagators are linked by the fluctuation-dissipation theorem that is derived from the unitary condition on the time propagator. The dissipative propagator is derived from thermodynamic force and entropy fluctuation operators that are in general non-linear.