title: Equilibration and nonclassicality of a double-well potential.
abstract: A double well loaded with bosonic atoms represents an ideal candidate to simulate some of the most interesting aspects in the phenomenology of thermalisation and equilibration. Here we report an exhaustive analysis of the dynamics and steady state properties of such a system locally in contact with different temperature reservoirs. We show that thermalisation only occurs 'accidentally'. We further examine the nonclassical features and energy fluxes implied by the dynamics of the double-well system, thus exploring its finite-time thermodynamics in relation to the settlement of nonclassical correlations between the wells.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.affiliation: Centre for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Chiara
authors.affiliation: Centre for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paternostro
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