Group-theoretical approach to the calculation of quantum work distribution

Usually the calculation of work distributions in an arbitrary nonequilibrium process in a quantum system, especially in a quantum many-body system, is extremely cumbersome. For all quantum systems described by quadratic Hamiltonians, we propose a universal method for solving the work distribution of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhaoyu Fei, H. T. Quan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2019-12-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.1.033175