Quantum mechanics of open systems: Dissipaton theories
Quantum Physics
2022-11-17 v1 Statistical Mechanics
Chemical Physics
Abstract
This Perspective presents a comprehensive account of the dissipaton theories developed in our group since 2014, including the physical picture of dissipatons and the phase-space dissipaton algebra. The dissipaton-equation-of-motion-space (DEOM-space) formulations cover the Schr\"odinger picture, the Heisenberg picture, and further the imaginary-time DEOM. Recently developed are also the dissipaton theories for studying equilibrium and nonequilibrium thermodynamic mixing processes. The Jarzynski equality and Crooks relation are accurately reproduced numerically. It is anticipated that dissipaton theories would remain essential towards a maturation of quantum mechanics of open systems.
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@article{arxiv.2211.08853,
title = {Quantum mechanics of open systems: Dissipaton theories},
author = {Yao Wang and YiJing Yan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.08853},
year = {2022}
}
Comments
Review and perspective, 12 pages, 3 figures