Concepts and methods in the theory of open quantum systems
Quantum Physics
2022-09-21 v1
Abstract
The central physical concepts and mathematical techniques used in the theory of open quantum systems are reviewed. Particular emphasis is laid on the interrelations of apparently different approaches. Starting from the appropriate characterization of the quantum statistical ensembles naturally arising in the description of open quantum systems, the corresponding dynamical evolution equations are derived for the Markovian as well as for the non-Markovian case.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0302047,
title = {Concepts and methods in the theory of open quantum systems},
author = {Heinz-Peter Breuer and Francesco Petruccione},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0302047},
year = {2022}
}
Comments
15 pages, 7 figures, conference proceedings, to be published in: Irreversible Quantum Dynamics, Lecture Notes in Physics, F. Benatti and R. Floreanini (Eds)