TY - JOUR
T1 - Post-markov master equation for the dynamics of open quantum systems
AU - Yu, Ting
AU - Diósi, Lajos
AU - Gisin, Nicolas
AU - Strunz, Walter T.
PY - 2000/2/7
Y1 - 2000/2/7
N2 - A systematic first-order correction to the standard Markov master equation for open quantum systems interacting with a bosonic bath is presented. It extends the Markov Lindblad master equation to the more general case of non-Markovian evolution. The meaning and applications of our 'post'-Markov master equation are illustrated with several examples, including a damped two-level atom, the spin-boson model and the quantum Brownian motion model. Limitations of the Markov approximation, the problem of positivity violation and initial slips are also discussed. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.
AB - A systematic first-order correction to the standard Markov master equation for open quantum systems interacting with a bosonic bath is presented. It extends the Markov Lindblad master equation to the more general case of non-Markovian evolution. The meaning and applications of our 'post'-Markov master equation are illustrated with several examples, including a damped two-level atom, the spin-boson model and the quantum Brownian motion model. Limitations of the Markov approximation, the problem of positivity violation and initial slips are also discussed. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0375-9601(00)00014-1
DO - 10.1016/S0375-9601(00)00014-1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0034614918
SN - 0375-9601
VL - 265
SP - 331
EP - 336
JO - Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
JF - Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
IS - 5-6
ER -