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Non-Markovianity of the Post Markovian Master Equation

Quantum Physics 2018-10-24 v1

Abstract

An easily solvable quantum master equation has long been sought that takes into account memory effects induced on the system by the bath, i.e., non-Markovian effects. We briefly review the Post-Markovian master equation (PMME), which is relatively easy to solve, and analyze a simple example where solutions obtained exhibit non-Markovianity. We apply the distinguishability measure introduced by Breuer et al., and we also explicitly analyze the divisibility of the associated quantum dynamical maps. We give a mathematical condition on the memory kernel used in the PMME that guarantees non-CP-divisible dynamics.

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@article{arxiv.1805.04806,
  title  = {Non-Markovianity of the Post Markovian Master Equation},
  author = {Chris Sutherland and Todd A. Brun and Daniel A. Lidar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1805.04806},
  year   = {2018}
}

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8 pages, 1 figure