Physica Scripta
Quantum discord of the two-atom system in non-Markovian environments
Hong‐Mei Zou, Mao-Fa Fang, You-neng Guo, Bai-Yuan Yang
Abstract
The quantum discord of the two-atom system, which is in two independent Lorentzian reservoirs and in two independent Ohmic reservoirs with the Lorentz–Drude cutoff function, respectively, and the reservoirs are at zero temperature, is studied by applying the time-convolutionless master-equation method. We find that the quantum discord of the two-atom system is dependent on the characteristics of non-Markovian environments. The results show that the quantum discord can be effectively protected not only in Lorentzian reservoirs, but also in ohmic reservoirs with the Lorentz–Drude cutoff function. Finally, the physical interpretations for these results are given via the correlation function.