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Bounds for the divisibility-based and distinguishability-based non-Markovianity measures

Quantum Physics 2015-06-23 v2

Abstract

We derive an upper bound for the distinguishability-based non-Markovianity measure of a two-level system and prove that for certain master equations the exact value of the measure achieves this bound. Furthermore, we obtain an easily calculable lower bound for the divisibility-based non-Markovianity measure of an nn-level system. We illustrate the calculation of these bounds through examples, considering in detail the spin-boson model. We show that the differences between the two measures in the spin-boson model are caused by the drift vector that is also responsible for the non-unitality of the dynamical map.

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@article{arxiv.1411.7671,
  title  = {Bounds for the divisibility-based and distinguishability-based non-Markovianity measures},
  author = {H. Mäkelä},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1411.7671},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

8 pages, one figure. v2: Typos corrected, one reference added