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Three approaches for representing Lindblad dynamics by a matrix-vector notation

Quantum Physics 2015-12-11 v2

Abstract

Markovian dynamics of open quantum systems are described by the L-GKS equation, known also as the Lindblad equation. The equation is expressed by means of left and right matrix multiplications. This formulation hampers numerical implementations. Representing the dynamics by a matrix-vector notation overcomes this problem. We review three approaches to obtain such a representation. The methods are demonstrated for a driven two-level system subject to spontaneous emission.

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@article{arxiv.1510.08634,
  title  = {Three approaches for representing Lindblad dynamics by a matrix-vector notation},
  author = {Morag Am-Shallem and Amikam Levy and Ido Schaefer and Ronnie Kosloff},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1510.08634},
  year   = {2015}
}

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17 pages

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