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Classical and Quantum Part of the Environment for Quantum Langevin Equations

Mathematical Physics 2016-10-11 v1 math.MP Operator Algebras Probability Quantum Physics

Abstract

Among quantum Langevin equations describing the unitary time evolution of a quantum system in contact with a quantum bath, we completely characterize those equations which are actually driven by classical noises. The characterization is purely algebraic, in terms of the coefficients of the equation. In a second part, we consider general quantum Langevin equations and we prove that they can always be split into a maximal part driven by classical noises and a purely quantum one.

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@article{arxiv.1610.02954,
  title  = {Classical and Quantum Part of the Environment for Quantum Langevin Equations},
  author = {Stéphane Attal and Ivan Bardet},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1610.02954},
  year   = {2016}
}