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arXiv:1101.2733 · Journal of Statistical Physics

Non-equilibrium Dynamics in the Quantum Brownian Oscillator and the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Ilki Kim

Published Oct 19, 2011• 1 citation
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10.1007/s10955-011-0375-8

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