Allgemeines Physikalisches Kolloquium im Sommersemester 2013
Ort:     48149 Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, IG I, HS 2,
Zeit:    Donnerstag, 11.07.2013 16:00 Uhr c.t.
Kolloquiums-Kaffee ab 15:45 Uhr vor dem Hörsaal

Quantum Fluctuation Relations
Dr. Michele Campisi, Institut für Physik, Universität Augsburg

The second law of thermodynamics poses a stringent constraint on the direction that physical processes
may take in macroscopic systems. As their size shrinks, processes taking the opposite direction,
apparently defying the second law, become possible. The fluctuation theorems quantify the likelihood of
their occurrence. An introduction to the topic of fluctuation relations, both quantum and classical, will be
presented. We will illustrate the difficulties that hinder the experimental verification/application of
fluctuation relations in the quantum realm, and illustrate some strategies for overcoming them in
experimental scenarios of current interest, e.g., bi-directional counting statistics and circuit cavity QED.

[1]	Michele Campisi, Peter Hänggi, and Peter Talkner, Quantum Fluctuation Relations: Foundations and Applications, Reviews of Modern Physics 83, 771 (2011)
[2]	Michele Campisi, Peter Talkner, and Peter Hänggi, Fluctuation Theorems for continuously monitored quantum fluxes, Physical Review Letters 105, 104601 (2010)
[3]	Michele Campisi, Peter Talkner, and Peter Hänggi, Fluctuation theorem for Arbitrary Open Quantum Systems, Physical Review Letters 102, 210401 (2009)

Einladender: Prof. Dr. Stefan Linz

Im Auftrag der Hochschullehrer des Fachbereichs Physik

Prof. Dr. Nikos Doltsinis