Quantum decoherence plays a pivotal role in the dynamical description of the quantum-to-
classical transition and is the main impediment to the realization of devices for quantum …

We present a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the concept of quantum non-
Markovianity, a central theme in the theory of open quantum systems. We introduce the …

In recent years, the study of heat to work conversion has been re-invigorated by
nanotechnology. Steady-state devices do this conversion without any macroscopic moving …

To write an introduction to the dynamics of open quantum systems may seem at first a
complicated, albeit perhaps unnecessary, task. On the one hand, the field is quite broad and …

Dynamical processes in macroscopic systems are often approximately described by kinetic
and hydrodynamic equations. One of the central problems in nonequilibrium statistical …

Quantum dynamical maps provide suitable mathematical representation of quantum
evolutions. When representing quantum states by density operators, the evident …

The study of quantum thermal machines, and more generally of open quantum systems,
often relies on master equations. Two approaches are mainly followed. On the one hand …

We provide a systematic framework for constructing generic models of nonequilibrium
quantum dynamics with a target stationary (mixed) state. Our framework identifies (almost) …

The dynamical convergence of a system to the thermal distribution, or Gibbs state, is a
standard assumption across all of the physical sciences. The Gibbs state is determined just …

In this paper we give an essentially self-contained account of some general structural
properties of the dynamics of quantum open Markovian systems. We review some recent …