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On the entropy production for the Davies model of heat conduction

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The formula for the entropy production in open quantum systems is examined for the Davies model of heat conduction.

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This work is supported by Polish Ministry of Higher Education Science and Technology, project MRI 7.

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Alicki, R. On the entropy production for the Davies model of heat conduction. J Stat Phys 20, 671–677 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01009517

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