Instruct: Identify the main and secondary category of Arxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: Fluctuation theorems from Bayesian retrodiction   Quantitative studies of irreversibility in statistical mechanics often
involve the consideration of a reverse process, whose definition has been the
object of many discussions, in particular for quantum mechanical systems. Here
we show that the reverse channel very naturally arises from Bayesian
retrodiction, both in classical and quantum theories. Previous paradigmatic
results, such as Jarzynski's equality, Crooks' fluctuation theorem, and
Tasaki's two-measurement fluctuation theorem for closed driven quantum systems,
are all shown to be consistent with retrodictive arguments. Also, various
corrections that were introduced to deal with nonequilibrium steady states or
open quantum systems are justified on general grounds as remnants of Bayesian
retrodiction. More generally, with the reverse process constructed on
consistent logical inference, fluctuation relations acquire a much broader form
and scope.

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