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On the Markov evolution of the $\rho$-matrix of a subsystem

Quantum Physics 2021-02-04 v1

Abstract

Evolution of the reduced density matrix for a subsystem is studied to determine deviations from its Markov character for a system consisting of a closed chain of NN oscillators with one of them serving as a subsystem. The dependence on NN and on the coupling of the two subsystems is investigated numerically. The found deviations strongly depend on NN and the coupling. In the most beneficial case with N1=100N-1=100 and the coupling randomized in its structure the deviations fall with the evolution time up 3\%. In other cases they remain to be of the order 30\% or even more.

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@article{arxiv.2102.01941,
  title  = {On the Markov evolution of the $\rho$-matrix of a subsystem},
  author = {M. A. Braun},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2102.01941},
  year   = {2021}
}

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17 pages, 10 figures