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Geometry and Dynamics of Quantum State Diffusion

Quantum Physics 2009-11-13 v1

Abstract

Riemannian metric on real 2n-dimensional space associated with the equation governing complex diffusion of pure states of an open quantum system is introduced and studied. Examples of a qubit under the influence of dephasing and thermal environments are used to show that the curvature of the diffusion metric is a good indicator of the properties of the environment dominated evolution and its stability.

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@article{arxiv.0704.1365,
  title  = {Geometry and Dynamics of Quantum State Diffusion},
  author = {Nikola Buric},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0704.1365},
  year   = {2009}
}