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arXiv:1010.4745

From Markovian semigroup to non-Markovian quantum evolution

Dariusz Chruściński, Andrzej Kossakowski

Published Oct 22, 2010• 0 citations
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Abstract

We provided a class of legitimate memory kernels leading to completely positive trace preserving dynamical maps. Our construction is based on a simple normalization procedure. Interestingly, when applied to the celebrated Wigner-Weisskopf theory it gives the standard Markovian evolution governed by the local master equation.
DOI
10.48550/arxiv.1010.4745

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