Quantum semi-Markov processes

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DOI10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.101.140402zbMATH Open1228.81202arXiv0809.1501WikidataQ51866835 ScholiaQ51866835MaRDI QIDQ3107625FDOQ3107625


Authors: Heinz-Peter Breuer, Bassano Vacchini Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 26 December 2011

Published in: Physical Review Letters (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We construct a large class of non-Markovian master equations that describe the dynamics of open quantum systems featuring strong memory effects, which relies on a quantum generalization of the concept of classical semi-Markov processes. General conditions for the complete positivity of the corresponding quantum dynamical maps are formulated. The resulting non-Markovian quantum processes allow the treatment of a variety of physical systems, as is illustrated by means of various examples and applications, including quantum optical systems and models of quantum transport.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0809.1501




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