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View SchemaOpen environments for quantum open systems
| Authors | Michael R. Gallis |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0210054 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0210054 |
Abstract
The majority of quantum open system models in the literature are simplistic in the sense that they only explicitly account for that part of the environment that directly interacts with the system of interest. A quantum open system with an open environment is examined using the projection operator method in the weak coupling limit. The openness of environment is modelled by nonunitary evolution of the Lindblad form. Under certain conditions, the resulting master equation for the system is insensitive to the initial state of the environment and to initial entanglements between the system and environment for time scales greater than the environment relaxation timescales. For the particular case of an environment consisting of a harmonic oscillator bath, the resulting master equations are demonstrated to have the algebraic form for completely positive evolution. The open environment model is illustrated for the particular case of a system linearly coupled to an oscillator bath.
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