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On the Physical Content of Lindblad Form Master Equations

R C de Berrêdo, J. G. Peixoto de Faria, F Camargo, Maria Carolina Nemes, Henrique E. Borges, K. M. Fonseca-Romero, A. F. R. de Toledo Piza, A. N. Salgueiro

Published Apr 1, 1998• 7 citations
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Abstract

We report on a solution of a quantum markovian equation of Lindblad form which yields, however, unphysical results. This is traced back to the assumptions made for the derivation of the equation which are valid only for a special class of interaction hamiltonians.
DOI
10.1088/0031-8949/57/4/010

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