Quantum theory and the transport phenomena

季威, 徐洪起, 郭鸿

Fabio Anzà

In this work we build a theoretical framework for the transport of information in quantum systems. This is a framework aimed at describing how out of equilibrium open quantum systems move information around their state space, using an approach inspired by transport theories. The main goal is to build new mathematical tools, together with physical intuition, to improve our understanding of non-equilibrium phenomena in quantum systems. In particular, we are aiming at unraveling the interplay between dynamical properties and information-theoretic features. The main rationale here is to have a framework that can imitate, and potentially replicate, the decades-long history of success of transport theories in modeling non-equilibrium phenomena.

J. Hajdu

Gianluca Stefanucci, Stefan Kurth, Eberhard K. U. Gross +1 more

The aim of this review is to give a pedagogical introduction to our recently proposed ab initio theory of quantum transport.

Antti‐Pekka Jauho

V. Apaja, E. Krotscheck, Axel Rimnac +1 more

In this work, we study transport currents in excited states. This requires the calculation of particle currents [Formula: see text] to second order in the excitation amplitudes. For that purpose, we take a well-tested microscopic theory of inhomogeneous quantum liquids and extend it to find the mass currents created when atoms scatter off a surface or when excitations evaporate atoms. This is the first theoretical study of transport phenomena in a quantum liquid based on a quantitative microscopic theory.