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Non-Markovian behavior of small and large complex quantum systems

Quantum Physics 2011-08-31 v2

Abstract

The channel induced by a complex system interacting strongly with a qubit is calculated exactly under the assumption of randomness of its eigenvectors. The resulting channel is represented as an isotropic time dependent oscillation of the Bloch ball, leading to non-Markovian behavior, even in the limit of infinite environments. Two contributions are identified: one due to the density of states and the other due to correlations in the spectrum. Prototype examples, one for chaotic and the other for regular dynamics are explored.

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@article{arxiv.1104.5263,
  title  = {Non-Markovian behavior of small and large complex quantum systems},
  author = {Marko Znidaric and Carlos Pineda and Ignacio Garcia-Mata},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1104.5263},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

7 pages, 4 figures. Version 2 is closer to what was published. In particular, a typo in Eq. (8) and in Wg([2^2]) at ref 11 were fixed. Other very minor corrections were done as well

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