There is no quantum regression theorem
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1996
Abstract
The Onsager regression hypothesis states that the regression of fluctuations is governed by macroscopic equations describing the approach to equilibrium. It is here asserted that this hypothesis fails in the quantum case. This is shown first by explicit calculation for the example of quantum Brownian motion of an oscillator and then in general from the fluctuation-dissipation theorem. It is asserted that the correct generalization of the Onsager hypothesis is the fluctuation-dissipation theorem. © 1996 The American Physical Society.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Physical Review Letters
First Page
798
Last Page
801
Recommended Citation
Ford, G., & O’connell, R. (1996). There is no quantum regression theorem. Physical Review Letters, 77 (5), 798-801. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.798