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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society

Some properties of the correlation function of quantum stochastic processes

Joseph V. Pulé

Published Nov 1, 1974• 2 citations
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Abstract It is found that the correlation functions of quantum stochastic processes are very similar to the corresponding functions for classical stochastic processes. It is shown also that if the state for the process satisfies the KMS boundary condition then this is reflected in the analyticity of the continuation of the correlation.
DOI
10.1017/s0305004100049331

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