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Quantum transport efficiency and Fourier's law.

Daniel Manzano1, Markus Tiersch, Ali Asadian, Hans J Briegel.   

Abstract

We analyze the steady-state energy transfer in a chain of coupled two-level systems connecting two thermal reservoirs. Through an analytic treatment we find that the energy current is independent of the system size, hence violating Fourier's law of heat conduction. The classical diffusive behavior in Fourier's law of heat conduction can be recovered by introducing decoherence to the quantum systems constituting the chain. We relate these results to recent discussions of energy transport in biological light-harvesting systems, and discuss the role of quantum coherence and entanglement.

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Year:  2012        PMID: 23367904     DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.86.061118

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys        ISSN: 1539-3755


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