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We give a simple argument that, for a large class of jump operators, the Lindblad evolution can be written as a gradient flow in the space of density operators acting on a Hilbert space of dimension $D$. We give explicit expressions for the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-03 Greg Kaplanek , Alexander Maloney , Jason Pollack , Dylan VanAllen

We use the It\^o stochastic calculus to give a simple derivation of the Lindblad form for the generator of a completely positive density matrix evolution, by specialization from the corresponding global form for a completely positive map.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Stephen L. Adler

We present a derivation of the Lindblad equation - an important tool for the treatment of non-unitary evolutions - that is accessible to undergraduate students in physics or mathematics with a basic background on quantum mechanics. We…

The Lindblad (GKLS) master equation, which represents the mathematical form for the general evolution of a density matrix, is a versatile and widely-used tool in open quantum systems. In contrast with the typical approach of imposing…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-17 Eugenia Pyurbeeva , Ronnie Kosloff

The Lindblad equation describes the time evolution of a density matrix of a quantum mechanical system. Stationary solutions are obtained by time-averaging the solution, which will in general depend on the initial state. We provide an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-08-11 Bernd Michael Fernengel , Barbara Drossel

A recently proposed Markov approach provides Lindblad-type scattering superoperators, which ensure the physical (positive-definite) character of the many-body density matrix. We apply the mean-field approximation to such many-body equation,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-22 Roberto Rosati , Rita Claudia Iotti , Fabrizio Dolcini , Fausto Rossi

Given a linear open quantum system which is described by a Lindblad master equation, we detail the calculation of the moment evolution equations from this master equation. We stress that the moment evolution equations are well-known, but…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-08-29 Shan Ma , Matthew J. Woolley , Ian R. Petersen

The time evolution of Markovian open quantum systems is governed by Lindblad master equations, whose solution can be formally written as the Lindbladian exponential acting on the initial density matrix. By expanding this Lindbladian…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-03 Jiayin Gu , Fan Zhang

We consider an open quantum Fermi-system which consists of a single degenerate level with pairing interactions embedded into a superconducting bath. The time evolution of the reduced density matrix for the system is given by Linblad master…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-05-28 Daniel S. Kosov , Tomaz Prosen , Bojan Zunkovic

Density Matrix Exponentiation is a technique for simulating Hamiltonian dynamics when the Hamiltonian to be simulated is available as a quantum state. In this paper, we present a natural analogue to this technique, for simulating Markovian…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-09-06 Dhrumil Patel , Mark M. Wilde

The so-called Lindblad equation, a typical master equation describing the dissipative quantum dynamics, is shown to be solvable for finite-level systems in a compact form without resort to writing it down as a set of equations among matrix…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 H. Nakazato , Y. Hida , K. Yuasa , B. Militello , A. Napoli , A. Messina

The Lindblad equation is a widely used quantum master equation to model the dynamical evolution of open quantum systems whose states are described by density matrices. These solution matrices are characterized by semi-positiveness and trace…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-17 Hao Chen , Alfio Borzì , Denis Janković , Jean-Gabriel Hartmann , Paul-Antoine Hervieux

To understand typical dynamics of an open quantum system in continuous time, we introduce an ensemble of random Lindblad operators, which generate Markovian completely positive evolution in the space of density matrices. Spectral properties…

This is a concise, pedagogical introduction to the dynamic field of open quantum systems governed by Markovian master equations. We focus on the mathematical and physical origins of the widely used Lindblad equation, its unraveling in terms…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-05 Shovan Dutta

Master equations play a pivotal role in investigating open quantum systems. In particular, the Bloch-Redfield equation stands out due to its relation to a concrete physical environment. However, without further approximations it does not…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-03 Diego Fernández de la Pradilla , Esteban Moreno , Johannes Feist

We develop a Markovian master equation in the Lindblad form that enables the efficient study of a wide range of open quantum many-body systems that would be inaccessible with existing methods. The validity of the master equation is based…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-09-08 Frederik Nathan , Mark S. Rudner

We propose a method for solving the Jalilian-Marian-Iancu-McLerran-Weigert-Leonidov-Kovner (JIMWLK) evolution equation on quantum computers. Our approach exploits the reformulation of the JIMWLK equation as a Lindblad master equation…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2026-03-04 Anjali A. Agrawal , Evan Budd , Alexander F. Kemper , Vladimir V. Skokov , Andrey Tarasov , Shaswat Tiwari

In the presence of Lindblad decoherence, i.e. dissipative effects in an open quantum system due to interaction with an environment, we examine the transition probabilities between the eigenstates in the two-level quantum system described by…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-04-24 Tommy Ohlsson , Shun Zhou

The quantum state for the spatial degrees of freedom of photons propagating through turbulence is analyzed. The turbulent medium is modeled by a single phase screen for weak scintillation conditions and by multiple phase screens for general…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-19 Filippus S. Roux

Starting from the Liouville-von Neumann equation, under a weak coupling limit we derive the Lindblad master equation for the one-dimensional quantum Ising model in a Markov approximation and a rotating wave approximation. We also prove that…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2013-03-15 Peizhi Mai , Shuai Yin
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