Duvenhage, Rocco de VilliersSnyman, Machiel2015-05-262015-05-262015-04Duvenhage, R & Snyman, M 2015, 'Detailed balance and entanglement', Journal of Physics A : Mathematical and Theoretical, vol. 48, art. no. 155303, pp. 1-17.0305-4470 (print)1361-6447 (online)10.1088/1751-8113/48/15/155303http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45260We study a connection between quantum detailed balance, which is a concept of importance in statistical mechanics, and entanglement. We also explore how this connection ts into thermo eld dynamics.en© 2015 IOP Publishing LtdDetailed balanceEntanglementQuantum physicsQuantum informationFinite dimensional Hilbert spaceOpen systemsThermofield dynamicsPostprint Article