arXiv:0705.4188 · Quantum Bio-Informatics

ON NON-MARKOVIAN TIME EVOLUTION IN OPEN QUANTUM SYSTEMS

ANDRZEJ KOSSAKOWSKI, Rolando Rebolledo

Published Mar 1, 2008• 3 citations

Abstract

Non-Markovian reduced dynamics of an open system is investigated. In the case the initial state of the reservoir is the vacuum state, an approximation is introduced which makes possible to construct a reduced dynamics which is completely positive.

DOI: 10.1142/9789812793171_0012

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