Dissipative Quantum Control
Quantum Physics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
Nature, in the form of dissipation, inevitably intervenes in our efforts to control a quantum system. In this talk we show that although we cannot, in general, compensate for dissipation by coherent control of the system, such effects are not always counterproductive; for example, the transformation from a thermal (mixed) state to a cold condensed (pure state) can only be achieved by non-unitary effects such as population and phase relaxation.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0401094,
title = {Dissipative Quantum Control},
author = {Allan I Solomon and Sonia G Schirmer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0401094},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
Contribution to Proceedings of \emph{ICCSUR 8} held in Puebla, Mexico, July 2003, based on talk presented by Allan Solomon (ca 8 pages, latex, 1 latex figure, 2 pdf figures converted to eps, appear to cause some trouble)