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Time Invariant Discord and Non-Markovianity

Quantum Physics 2012-08-01 v2

Abstract

We study non-Markovianity and information flow for qubits experiencing local dephasing with an Ohmic class spectrum. We demonstrate the existence of a temperature-dependent critical value of the Ohmicity parameter s for the onset of non-Markovianity and give a physical interpretation of this phenomenon by linking it to the form of the reservoir spectrum. We demonstrate that this link holds also for more general spectra. We unveil a class of initial states for which discord is forever frozen at a positive value. We connect time invariant discord to non-Markovianity and propose a physical system in which it could be observed.

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@article{arxiv.1203.6469,
  title  = {Time Invariant Discord and Non-Markovianity},
  author = {Pinja Haikka and Tomi H. Johnson and Sabrina Maniscalco},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1203.6469},
  year   = {2012}
}

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Significant changes to the manuscript, including new results and the addition of a new author