Quantum Thermodynamics in the Refined Weak Coupling Limit
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Weak Coupling and Refined Weak Coupling Limit
2.1. Weak Coupling Limit
2.2. Refined Weak Coupling Limit
2.3. Refined Weak Coupling Limit under Slowly-Varying Time-Dependent Hamiltonians
3. Standard Thermodynamics of Open Quantum Systems
3.1. The First Law
3.2. The Second Law
3.3. Difficulties Beyond the Weak Coupling Limit
4. Thermodynamics in the Refined Weak Coupling Limit
4.1. Time-Independent System Hamiltonian
- . Thus, the deviation of from at finite times is unambiguously caused by the interaction term in the Hamiltonian.
- approaches for t large. In such a case approaches Davies’ semigroup (16), and then, approaches .
4.2. Time-Dependent System Hamiltonian
5. Example: Spin-Boson Model in the Refined Weak Coupling Limit
6. Conclusions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A. Internal Energy in the Weak Coupling Limit
Appendix B. Calculation of the Time-Ordered Exponential for the Driven Spin-Boson Model in the Refined Weak Coupling
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