Evolution of an open system as a continuous measurement of this system by its environment

Details Evolution of an open system as a continuous measurement of this system by its environment Evolution of an open system as a continuous measurement of this system by its environment

2002-11-19

arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0211116v1

Phys. Lett. A 307, 85-92 (2003).

Physics

Quantum Physics

14 pages, Talk at 3d Sakharov Conference, Moscow, July 2002

Scientific paper

10.1016/S0375-9601(02)01674-2

The restricted-path-integral (RPI) description of a continuous quantum measurement is rederived starting from the description of an open system by the Feynman-Vernon influence functional. For this end the total evolution operator of the compound system consisting of the open system and its environment is decomposed into the sum of partial evolution operators. Accordingly, the influence functional of the open system is decomposed into the integral of partial influence functionals (PIF). If the partial evolution operators or PIF are chosen in such a way that they decohere (do not interfere with each other), then the formalism of RPI effectively arises. The evolution of the open system may then be interpreted as a continuous measurement of this system by its environment. This is possible if the environment is macroscopic or mesoscopic.

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