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This text presents a brief overview of the recent development of topics addressed by the original papers of this volume related to non-equilibrium phenomena in various (especially mesoscopic) systems and the foundations of quantum physics. A selection of relevant literature is included.
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Špička, V., Keefe, P.D. & Nieuwenhuizen, T.M. Non-equilibrium dynamics: quantum systems and foundations of quantum mechanics. Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top. 227, 1837–1848 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2019-900018-7
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