Dissipative Transport: Thermal Contacts and Tunnelling Junctions

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2002-12-20

arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/0212062v2

Ann. Henri Poincar\'e 4, 897-945 (2003)

Physics

Mathematical Physics

55 pages; 2 figures

Scientific paper

10.1007/s00023-003-0150-8

The general theory of simple transport processes between quantum mechanical reservoirs is reviewed and extended. We focus on thermoelectric phenomena, involving exchange of energy and particles. Entropy production and Onsager relations are relevant thermodynamic notions which are shown to emerge from the microscopic description. The theory is illustrated on the example of two reservoirs of free fermions coupled through a local interaction. We construct a stationary state and determine energy- and particle currents with the help of a convergent perturbation series. We explicitly calculate several interesting quantities to lowest order, such as the entropy production, the resistance, and the heat conductivity. Convergence of the perturbation series allows us to prove that they are strictly positive under suitable assumptions on the interaction between the reservoirs.

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