On the long-time asymptotics of quantum dynamical semigroups

Abstract: We consider semigroups

a l p h a_{t} :; t g e q 0

of normal, unital, completely positive maps

a l p h a_{t}

on a von Neumann algebra

m a t h c a l M

. The (predual) semigroup

u_{t} (h o) := h o c i r c a l p h a_{t}

on normal states

h o

of

m a t h c a l M

leaves invariant the face

{m a t h c a l F}_{p} := h o :; h o (p) = 1

supported by the projection

p i n m a t h c a l M

, if and only if

a l p h a_{t} (p) g e q p

(i.e.,

p

is sub-harmonic). We complete the arguments showing that the sub-harmonic projections form a complete lattice. We then consider

r_{o}

, the smallest projection which is larger than each support of a minimal invariant face; then

r_{o}

is subharmonic. In finite dimensional cases

and

r_{o}

is also the smallest projection

p

for which

. If

u_{t} :; t g e q 0

admits a faithful family of normal stationary states then

is useless; if not, it helps to reduce the problem of the asymptotic behaviour of the semigroup for large times.

Review text

Let \(\mathcal{M}\) be a von Neumann algebra. A family of normal, unital, positive linear maps \(\alpha_t:\mathcal{M}\to\mathcal{M}\) \((t\geq0)\) such that \({\alpha_t}\circ\alpha_s=\alpha_{t+s}\) is called a quantum dynamical semigroup. If each \(\alpha_t\) is completely positive, then the semigroup is called CP. A projection \(p\) is called sub-harmonic with respect to a \(\alpha_t\) if \(\alpha_t(p)\geq p\) and it is called sub-harmonic if \(\alpha_t(p)\leq p\).NEWLINENEWLINEIn this note, the authors show that the set of sub-harmonic and the set of super-harmonic projections with respect to \(\alpha_t\) \((t\geq0)\) are both complete lattices. Also, for a finite-dimensional von Neumann algebra \(\mathcal{M}\), they show that, if \(\{\alpha_t:t\geq0\}\) is CP, then \(\sup\{\alpha_{t}(r_0):t\geq0\}=1\), where \(r_0\) is the smallest projection.NEWLINENEWLINEFor the entire collection see [Zbl 1238.81004].

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