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We show that the Onsager relations for energy and matter flows through small quantum systems are generically direct consequences of the KMS (Kubo-Martin-Schwinger) property of the reservoir (Gibbs) equilibrium states in the (van Hove) weak coupling limit.
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Hepp, K. The Onsager relations for quantum systems weakly coupled to KMS reservoirs. Z Physik B 20, 53–54 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01313911
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