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Return to equilibrium for some quantum trajectories

Mathematical Physics 2010-04-21 v1 math.MP

Abstract

We consider the situation of a two-level quantum system undergoing a continuous indirect measurement, giving rise to so-called "quantum trajectories". We first describe these quantum trajectories in a physically realistic discrete-time setup and we then justify, by going to the continuous-time limit, the "stochastic Schr\"odinger equation" attached to this model. We prove return to equilibrium properties for these equations.

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@article{arxiv.1004.3356,
  title  = {Return to equilibrium for some quantum trajectories},
  author = {S Attal and C Pellegrini},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1004.3356},
  year   = {2010}
}

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24 pages

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