Stiffness of probability distributions of work and Jarzynski relation for non-Gibbsian initial states

• Published in: Physical review. E Vol. 98; no. 1-1; p. 012123
• Main Authors: Schmidtke, Daniel, Knipschild, Lars, Campisi, Michele, Steinigeweg, Robin, Gemmer, Jochen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 19.07.2018

We consider closed quantum systems (into which baths may be integrated) that are driven, i.e., subject to time-dependent Hamiltonians. Our point of departure is the assumption that if systems start in non-Gibbsian states at some initial energies, the resulting probability distributions of work may b...