Heisenberg picture operators in the stochastic wave function approach to open quantum systems
Quantum Physics
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
A fast simulation algorithm for the calculation of multitime correlation functions of open quantum systems is presented. It is demonstrated that any stochastic process which ``unravels'' the quantum Master equation can be used for the calculation of matrix elements of reduced Heisenberg picture operators, and thus for the calculation of multitime correlation functions, by extending the stochastic process to a doubled Hilbert space. The numerical performance of the stochastic simulation algorithm is investigated by means of a standard example.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9807080,
title = {Heisenberg picture operators in the stochastic wave function approach to open quantum systems},
author = {H. P. Breuer and B. Kappler and F. Petruccione},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9807080},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
RevTex, 5 pages, 2 figures, uses multicol