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We consider the natural generalization of the Schr\"{o}dinger equation to Markovian open system dynamics: the so-called the Lindblad equation. We give a quantum algorithm for simulating the evolution of an $n$-qubit system for time $t$…

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Dissipation and decoherence, and the evolution from pure to mixed states in quantum physics are handled through master equations for the density matrix. Master equations such as the Lindblad equation preserve the trace of this matrix.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 A. R. P. Rau , Weichang Zhao

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 central problem in the theory of the dynamics of open quantum systems is the derivation of a rigorous and computationally tractable master equation for the reduced system density matrix. Most generally, the evolution of an open quantum…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2016-08-31 Daniel A. Lidar , Zsolt Bihary , K. Birgitta Whaley

The time-convolutionless quantum master equation is an exact description of the nonequilibrium dynamics of open quantum systems, with the advantage of being local in time. We derive a perturbative expansion to arbitrary order in the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-03-14 Konstantin Nestmann , Carsten Timm

Evaluating the time-dependent dynamics of driven open quantum systems is relevant for a theoretical description of many systems, including molecular junctions, quantum dots, cavity-QED experiments, cold atoms experiments and more. Here, we…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-08-23 Archak Purkayastha , Yonatan Dubi

We characterize good clocks, which are naturally subject to fluctuations, in statistical terms. We also obtain the master equation that governs the evolution of quantum systems according to these clocks and find its general solution. This…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Inigo L. Egusquiza , Luis J. Garay , Jose M. Raya

Master equations govern the time evolution of a quantum system interacting with an environment, and may be written in a variety of forms. Time-independent or memoryless master equations, in particular, can be cast in the well-known Lindblad…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-05-05 Michael J. W. Hall , James D. Cresser , Li Li , Erika Andersson

Understanding dissipation in open quantum systems is crucial for the development of robust quantum technologies. In this work, we introduce a Transformer-based machine learning framework to infer time-dependent dissipation rates in quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-05-13 Chi-Sheng Chen , En-Jui Kuo

We present a local Master equation for open system dynamics in two forms: Markovian and non-Markovian. Both have a wider range of validity than the Lindblad equation investigated by Davies. For low temperatures, they do not require coupling…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-11-15 Evgeny Mozgunov

Time-evolution of open, dissipative quantum system is a stochastic process that consists of a series of quantum jumps that take place at random times. Between quantum jumps quantum system idles for some time in a particular quantum state.…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2016-05-10 D. S. Kosov

We derive a Markovian master equation for driven open quantum systems based on the Lewis-Riesenfeld invariants theory, which is available for arbitrary driving protocols.The role of the Lewis-Riesenfeld invariants is to help us bypass the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-04-19 S. L. Wu , X. L. Huang , X. X. Yi

The Lindblad equation determines the time evolution of the density operator of open quantum systems. While valid for any system size, its use is, in practice, restricted to prototype/surrogate models with the aim of tackling specific…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-07 Benedikt M. Reible , Somayeh Ahmadkhani , Luigi Delle Site

Quantum master equations are an invaluable tool to model the dynamics of a plethora of microscopic systems, ranging from quantum optics and quantum information processing, to energy and charge transport, electronic and nuclear spin…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-12-10 Francesco Campaioli , Jared H. Cole , Harini Hapuarachchi

Quantum gases of atoms and molecules in optical cavities offer a formidable laboratory for studying the out-of-equilibrium dynamics of open quantum systems with long-range interactions. Long-range interactions are here mediated by multiple…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-19 Tom Schmit , Catalin-Mihai Halati , Tobias Donner , Giovanna Morigi , Simon B. Jäger

This work is concerned with determination of the steady-state structure of time-independent Lindblad master equations, especially those possessing more than one steady state. The approach here is to treat Lindblad systems as generalizations…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-02-24 Victor V. Albert , Liang Jiang

The structure of the initial system-environment state is fundamental to determining the nature and characteristics of the evolution of such an open quantum system. The usual assumption is to consider that the initial system-environment…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-05-17 Jad C. Halimeh , Ines de Vega

We show how to determine (reconstruct) a master equation governing the time evolution of an open quantum system. We present a general algorithm for the reconstruction of the corresponding Liouvillian superoperators. Dynamics of a two-level…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-09-08 Vladimir Buzek

We propose a way to understand the evolution of an open quantum system using a description that dispenses a continuous evolution in time, by discrete operators entangled states, in its most direct and fundamental way. We show that the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-02-17 Bernabé Mejía , Hernán A. Castillo

A quantum master equation of the Lindblad form is obtained in this paper by considering the spontaneous wave-packet reduction. Different classical equations can be derived after exactly mapping such a quantum master equation to a continuous…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 C. F. Huang