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arXiv:0801.1057 · Quantum Bio-Informatics

ON COMPLETELY POSITIVE NON-MARKOVIAN EVOLUTION OF A D-LEVEL SYSTEM

Andrzej Kossakowski, Rolando Rebolledo

Published Feb 1, 2009• 1 citation
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Abstract

A sufficient condition for non-Markovian master equation which ensures the complete positivity of the resulting time evolution is presented.
DOI
10.1142/9789814273756_0011

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