The Theory of Open Quantum Systems

Heinz-Peter Breuer, Francesco Petruccione

626 pages, parution le 12/12/2002

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Résumé

The behaviour of quantum mechanical systems is often strongly influenced by the coupling to their surroundings. While a complete microscopic description or control of the environment is not feasible in many cases, an open system's approach, which aims at a description in terms of a reduced set of dynamical variables, has proved to be extremely useful. The physics of open quantum systems plays a major role in experimental and theoretical developments of quantum mechanics. It allows numerous applications which range over many branches of modern physics, from fundamental question of quantum mechanics to technological applications in quantum information processing. Written for graduate students, lecturers and readers with research interests, this book provides a comprehensive and self-contained introduction into the main ideas and concepts of the quantum theory of open system, in addition to developing advanced analytical methods and computer simulation techniques.

Contents

Part 1: Probability in Classical and Quantum Mechanics
1 Classical probability theory and stochastic processes
2 Quantum Probability
Part 2: Density Matrix Theory
3 Quantum Master Equations
4 Decoherence
Part 3: Stochastic Processes in Hilbert Space
5 Probability distributions on Hilbert space
6 Stochastic dynamics in Hilbert space
7 The stochastic simulation method
8 Applications to quantum optical systems
Part 4: Non-Markovian Quantum Processes
9 Projection operator techniques
10 Non-Markovian dynamics in physical systems
Part 5: Relativistic Quantum Processes
11 Measurements in relativistic quantum mechanics
12 Open quantum electrodynamics

L'auteur - Heinz-Peter Breuer

Heinz-Peter Breuer, Fakultaet fuer Physik, Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet Freiburg and Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici.

L'auteur - Francesco Petruccione

Francesco Petruccione, Fakultaet fuer Physik, Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet Freiburg and Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici

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Éditeur(s)	Oxford University Press
Auteur(s)	Heinz-Peter Breuer, Francesco Petruccione
Parution	12/12/2002
Nb. de pages	626
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1015g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780198520634
ISBN13	978-0-19-852063-4