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Physical Review B 85 (2012) 125120-1-6
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Temperature and voltage probes far from equilibrium
Philippe A. Jacquet 1, Claude-Alain Pillet 2
(2012-03-22)

We prove that the system of non-linear equations which determines the local temperatures/chemical potentials in an open quantum system described in the Landauer-Büttiker formalism has a unique solution which can be computed with a fast converging iterative algorithm.
1:  Department of Physics
Kwansei gakuin University
2:  Centre de Physique Théorique (CPT)
CNRS : FR2291 – Université de Provence - Aix-Marseille I – Université de la Méditerranée - Aix-Marseille II – Université Sud Toulon Var
Physics/Mathematical Physics

Mathematics/Mathematical Physics

Physics/Condensed Matter/Mesoscopic Systems and Quantum Hall Effect

Physics/Condensed Matter/Statistical Mechanics
nonequilibrium statistical mechanics – Landauer-Büttiker formalism – nonequilibrium steady state
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