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Controlling Entanglement Generation in External Quantum Fields

Quantum Physics 2009-11-11 v1

Abstract

Two, non-interacting two-level atoms immersed in a common bath can become mutually entangled when evolving with a Markovian, completely positive dynamics. For an environment made of external quantum fields, this phenomenon can be studied in detail: one finds that entanglement production can be controlled by varying the bath temperature and the distance between the atoms. Remarkably, in certain circumstances, the quantum correlations can persist in the asymptotic long-time regime.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0508150,
  title  = {Controlling Entanglement Generation in External Quantum Fields},
  author = {F. Benatti and R. Floreanini},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0508150},
  year   = {2009}
}

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12 pages, to appear in J. Opt. B: Quantum Semiclass. Opt