Genuine quantum trajectories for non-Markovian processes

dc.creatorBreuer, Heinz-Peter
dc.date2004-03-16
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dc.descriptionA large class of non-Markovian quantum processes in open systems can be formulated through time-local master equations which are not in Lindblad form. It is shown that such processes can be embedded in a Markovian dynamics which involves a time dependent Lindblad generator on an extended state space. If the state space of the open system is given by some Hilbert space ${\mathcal{H}}$, the extended state space is the triple Hilbert space ${\mathcal{H}}\otimes{\mathbb C}^3$ which is obtained by combining the open system with a three state system. This embedding is used to derive an unraveling for non-Markovian time evolution by means of a stochastic process in the extended state space. The process is defined through a stochastic Schrödinger equation which generates genuine quantum trajectories for the state vector conditioned on a continuous monitoring of an environment. The construction leads to a continuous measurement interpretation for non-Markovian dynamics within the framework of the theory of quantum measurement.
dc.description13 pages, 3 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0403117
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0403117
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. A 70, 012106 (2004)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevA.70.012106
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/91918
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleGenuine quantum trajectories for non-Markovian processes
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