2014
DOI: 10.1142/s1230161214400046
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On Time-Local Generators of Quantum Evolution

Abstract: We present a basic introduction to the dynamics of open quantum systems based on local-in-time master equations. We characterize the properties of time-local generators giving rise to legitimate completely positive trace preserving quantum evolutions. The analysis of Markovian and non-Markovian quantum dynamics is presented as well.

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“…the corresponding task is to envisage conditions on the operator kernel K(t) warranting preservation of positivity and trace of the solutions of the integrodifferential equation. In both cases the most general solution to the problem is not known, even not heuristically, while partial results have been recently obtained [29,30,31,32,33,34,35,34,36]. In particular we will consider how to obtain well-defined quantum memory kernels K(t).…”
Section: Non-markovian Evolution Equationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…the corresponding task is to envisage conditions on the operator kernel K(t) warranting preservation of positivity and trace of the solutions of the integrodifferential equation. In both cases the most general solution to the problem is not known, even not heuristically, while partial results have been recently obtained [29,30,31,32,33,34,35,34,36]. In particular we will consider how to obtain well-defined quantum memory kernels K(t).…”
Section: Non-markovian Evolution Equationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In this section we generalize the IFE states defined for unitary evolution to the evolution corresponding to quantum Markovian semigroup [19,20,21,22,23] (see also recent review [24]). A general quantum evolution of a system living in the Hilbert space H is described by a dynamical map, that is, a family of completely positive trace-preserving maps (CPTP) Λ t : B(H) → B(H) such that Λ 0 = 1l (an identity map).…”
Section: Markovian Semigroup and Decoherence Free Statesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Firstly, we have a much larger freedom due to the lack of knowledge about the total system and, most importantly, necessary and sufficient conditions on the superoperator L t of eq. (1) to be physically legitimate are generally not known [12]. Nevertheless, special classes of valid generators can be identified and their mathematical structure reflect important properties of the environment [13].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%