Physics – Quantum Physics
Scientific paper
2004-03-16
Phys. Rev. A 70, 012106 (2004)
Physics
Quantum Physics
13 pages, 3 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevA.70.012106
A large class of non-Markovian quantum processes in open systems can be formulated through time-local master equations which are not in Lindblad form. It is shown that such processes can be embedded in a Markovian dynamics which involves a time dependent Lindblad generator on an extended state space. If the state space of the open system is given by some Hilbert space ${\mathcal{H}}$, the extended state space is the triple Hilbert space ${\mathcal{H}}\otimes{\mathbb C}^3$ which is obtained by combining the open system with a three state system. This embedding is used to derive an unraveling for non-Markovian time evolution by means of a stochastic process in the extended state space. The process is defined through a stochastic Schr\"odinger equation which generates genuine quantum trajectories for the state vector conditioned on a continuous monitoring of an environment. The construction leads to a continuous measurement interpretation for non-Markovian dynamics within the framework of the theory of quantum measurement.
No associations
LandOfFree
Genuine quantum trajectories for non-Markovian processes does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with Genuine quantum trajectories for non-Markovian processes, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Genuine quantum trajectories for non-Markovian processes will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-575256