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We consider a quantum system of non-interacting fermions at temperature T, in the framework of linear response theory. We show that semiclassical theory is an appropriate framework to describe some of their thermodynamic properties, in…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Monique Combescure , Didier Robert

Linear Response theory aims to predict how added forcing alters the statistical properties of an unforced system. These kinds of questions have been studied predominantly for autonomous dynamical systems, yet many systems in the physical,…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2026-04-07 Stefano Galatolo , Valerio Lucarini

A quantum kinetic theory for correlated charged-particle systems in strong time-dependent electromagnetic fields is developed. Our approach is based on a systematic gauge-invariant nonequilibrium Green's functions formulation. Extending our…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-06-25 M. Bonitz , Th. Bornath , D. Kremp , M. Schlanges , W. D. Kraeft

We develop a general framework for the steady-state response of dissipative quantum systems. We concretely derive three different, but equivalent, forms of the quantum response function. We discuss for each of them the role of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-12-11 Michael Konopik , Eric Lutz

In recent years, the investigation of nonlinear electromagnetic responses has received significant attention due to its potential for elucidating the quantum properties of matter. Although remarkable progress has been achieved in developing…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-08-28 Anwei Zhang , C. M. Wang

Response theory describes the reaction of observales to perturbations in external fields. We review this formalism for quantum fiels in isolation that have unitary time evolution. An emphasis is put on consequences of causality and the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-16 Stefan Floerchinger

First, we point out that the present applied superposition principle is linear, it must be developed into a generality. Next, the linear operators and equations should be developed nonlinearly. They will include nonlinear Klein-Gordon…

General Physics · Physics 2009-06-13 Yi-Fang Chang

The paper shortly presents the role of Stochastic Processes Theory in the present day Quantum Theory, and the relation to Operational Quantum Physics. The dynamics of an open quantum system is studied on a usual example from Quantum Optics,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Ioan Sturzu

The description of an open quantum system's decay almost always requires several approximations as to remain tractable. Here, we first revisit the meaning, domain and seeming contradictions of a few of the most widely used of such…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-06-02 Juliane Klatt , Chahan Michael Kropf , Stefan Yoshi Buhmann

The article provides a framework to solve linear differential equations based on partial commutativity which is introduced by means of the Fedorov theorem. The framework is applied to specific types of three-level and four-level quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-12-24 Artur Czerwinski

We use linear-response theory to evaluate the frequency-dependent conductivity of a system subject to a continuous quantum measurement of the current. Application of this formalism to graphene yields a consistent framework for discussing…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-05-29 J. Z. Bernad , M. Jaaskelainen , U. Zuelicke

The purpose of this tutorial is to give a brief introduction to linear quantum control systems. The mathematical model of linear quantum control systems is presented first, then some fundamental control-theoretic notions such as stability,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-05-26 Guofeng Zhang , Zhiyuan Dong

Linear response theory (LRT) is a key tool in investigating the quantum matter, for quantum systems perturbed by a weak probe, it connects the dynamics of experimental observable with the correlation function of unprobed equilibrium states.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-05-27 Yuan-Sheng Wang , Teng Ma , Man-Hong Yung

Changing some of its parameters over time is a paradigmatic way of driving an otherwise isolated many-body quantum system out of equilibrium, and a vital ingredient for building quantum computers and simulators. Here, we further develop a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-11-06 Lennart Dabelow , Peter Reimann

In this work we build a theoretical framework for the transport of information in quantum systems. This is a framework aimed at describing how out of equilibrium open quantum systems move information around their state space, using an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-07-23 F. Anza

We develop a linear response theory for materials collectively coupled to a cavity that is valid in all regimes of light-matter coupling, including symmetry-broken phases. We present and compare two different approaches. First, using a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-17 Juan Román-Roche , Álvaro Gómez-León , Fernando Luis , David Zueco

We outline an approach that streamlines considerably the construction and analysis of well-behaved nonlinear quantum dynamics, with completely positive extensions to entangled systems. A few notes are added on the issue of quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. Gheorghiu-Svirschevski

We present a theory for the dynamical evolution of a quantum system coupled to a complex many-body intrinsic system/environment. By modelling the intrinsic many-body system with parametric random matrices, we study the types of effective…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-10-30 Aurel Bulgac , Gui DoDang , Dimitri Kusnezov

We present the formalism of the linear response theory in symmetric nuclear matter for a finite-range central interaction interaction including zero-range spin-orbit and tensor components.

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2018-11-08 D. Davesne , J. Navarro , A. Pastore

Time-dependent response theories are foundational to the development of algorithms that determine quantum properties of electronic excited states of molecules and periodic systems. They are employed in wave-function, density-functional, and…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2022-11-23 Martín A. Mosquera