00-309 Vojkan Jaksic and Claude-Alain Pillet
On entropy production in quantum statistical mechanics. (97K, postscript) Aug 3, 00
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Abstract. We propose a definition of entropy production in the framework of algebraic quantum statistical mechanics. We relate our definition to heat flows through the system. We also prove that entropy production is non-negative in natural nonequilibrium steady states.

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