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I formulate a quantum stochastic thermodynamics for the quantum trajectories of a continuously-monitored forced harmonic oscillator coupled to a thermal reservoir. Consistent trajectory-dependent definitions are introduced for work, heat,…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-06-03 Jordan M. Horowitz

Quantum trajectories of a Markovian open quantum system arise from the back-action of measurements performed in the environment with which the system interacts. In this work, we consider counting measurements of quantum jumps, corresponding…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-23 Calum A. Brown , Katarzyna Macieszczak , Robert L. Jack

"Quantum trajectories" are solutions of stochastic differential equations also called Belavkin or Stochastic Schr\"odinger Equations. They describe random phenomena in quantum measurement theory. Two types of such equations are usually…

Probability · Mathematics 2008-12-18 Clement Pellegrini

A quantum finite multi-barrier system, with a periodic potential, is considered and exact expressions for its plane wave amplitudes are obtained using the Transfer Matrix method [10]. This quantum model is then associated with a stochastic…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2019-06-26 Emilio N. M. Cirillo , Matteo Colangeli , Lamberto Rondoni

With a choice of boundary conditions for solutions of the Schr\"odinger equation, state vectors and density operators even for closed systems evolve asymmetrically in time. For open systems, standard quantum mechanics consequently predicts…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-05-25 P. W. Bryant

We investigate what can be concluded about a quantum system when sequential quantum measurements of its observable -- a prominent example of the so-called quantum stochastic process -- fulfill the Kolmogorov consistency condition and thus…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-07-02 Piotr Szańkowski , Łukasz Cywiński

A complete theoretical treatment in many problems relevant to physics, chemistry, and biology requires considering the action of the environment over the system of interest. Usually the environment involves a relatively large number of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-03-03 A. S. Sanz , F. Borondo

We investigate the asymptotic stability and ergodic properties of quantum trajectories under imperfect measurement, extending previous results established for the ideal case of perfect measurement. We establish a necessary and sufficient…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2026-01-06 Nina H. Amini , Tristan Benoist , Maël Bompais , Clément Pellegrini

Consistent dynamics which couples classical and quantum degrees of freedom exists, provided it is stochastic. This dynamics is linear in the hybrid state, completely positive and trace preserving. One application of this is to study the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-01-04 Jonathan Oppenheim , Carlo Sparaciari , Barbara Šoda , Zachary Weller-Davies

Trajectory-based approaches to quantum mechanics include the de Broglie-Bohm interpretation and Nelson's stochastic interpretation. It is shown that the usual route to establishing the validity of such interpretations, via a decomposition…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Michael J. W. Hall

The evolution of a quantum system undergoing repeated indirect measurements naturally leads to a Markov chain on the set of states which is called a quantum trajectory. In this paper we consider a specific model of such a quantum trajectory…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2025-10-22 Tristan Benoist , Laurent Bruneau , Clément Pellegrini

We derive stochastic master equation for a quantum system interacting with an environment prepared in a continuous-mode $N$-photon state. To determine the conditional evolution of the quantum system depending on continuous in time…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-02-11 Anita Dąbrowska , Gniewomir Sarbicki , Dariusz Chruściński

Digital quantum computers offer a promising route for studying complex many-body systems that are otherwise inaccessible by their classical counterparts. Capabilities including mid-circuit measurements and feedback allow for simulating the…

The influence of continuous measurements of energy with a finite accuracy is studied in various quantum systems through a restriction of the Feynman path-integrals around the measurement result. The method, which is equivalent to consider…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-22 Ubaldo Tambini , Roberto Onofrio , Carlo Presilla

This work explores the possibility of applying stochastic quantum mechanics to curved spacetimes, with an emphasis on the Schwarzschild black hole. After reviewing the fundamental concepts of this approach, the quantum stochastic equations…

General Physics · Physics 2026-04-20 Juan S. Jerez- Rodríguez , Eric S. Escobar-Aguilar , Tonatiuh Matos

Here the ionization and high harmonic generation in Hydrogen and Helium by using quantum (hydrodynamic) trajectories is analyzed theoretically. The quantum trajectories allow a self-contained treatment of the electron exchange and…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-02-07 Ivan P. Christov

This paper presents an optimization approach to explain why and how a quantum system evolves from an arbitrary initial state to a stationary state, satisfying the time-independent Schr\"{o}dinger equation. It also points out the inaccuracy…

General Physics · Physics 2015-03-05 Xiaofei Huang

We study the dynamics of quantum systems interacting with a stream of entangled qubits. Under fairly general conditions, we present a detailed framework describing the conditional dynamical maps for the system, called quantum trajectories,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-08-04 Shakib Daryanoosh , Alexei Gilchrist , Ben Q. Baragiola

The dynamical behavior of interacting systems plays a fundamental role for determining quantum correlations, such as entanglement. In this Letter, we describe temporal quantum effects of the inseparable evolution of composite quantum states…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-10-26 J. Sperling , I. A. Walmsley

A major challenge to the control of infinite dimensional quantum systems is the irreversibility which is often present in the system dynamics. Here we consider systems with discrete-spectrum Hamiltonians operating over a Schwartz space…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-03-13 Roger S. Bliss , Daniel Burgarth