We investigate the possibility of a Markovian quantum master equation (QME) that consistently describes finite-dimensional system, part which is weakly coupled to thermal bath. To preserve complete positivity and trace, such QME must be Lindblad form. For physical consistency, it should additionally local conservation laws able show thermalization. search for equations satisfying these addition...

While entropy changes are the usual subject of fluctuation theorems, we seek fluctuation relations involving time-symmetric quantities, namely observables that do not change sign if the trajectories are observed backward in time. We find detailed and integral fluctuation relations for the (time-integrated) difference between entrance rate and escape rate in mesoscopic jump systems. Such inflow ...

PURPOSE This work is an attempt to evaluate the extent of knowledge concerning patient's rights and chances to execute these rights in everyday hospital reality. We have collected opinions of the patients from the maternity ward of Independent Central Public Clinical Hospital of Medical University of Silesia in Katowice. We also interested in participation of medical staff in respecting and rea...

In this paper we show that the standard causality condition for attenuated waves, i.e. the Kramers-Kronig relation that relates the attenuation law and the phase speed of the wave, is necessary but not sufficient for causality of a wave. By causality of a wave we understand the property that its wave front speed is bounded. Although this condition is not new, the consequences for wave attenuati...

This paper proposes a path-planning visual servoing strategy for a class of cameras that includes conventional perspective cameras, fisheye cameras, and catadioptric cameras as special cases. Specifically, these cameras are modeled by adopting a unified model recently proposed in the literature, and the strategy consists of designing image trajectories for eye-in-hand robotic systems that allow...