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Nonlocal Memory Effects in the Dynamics of Open Quantum Systems
Tekijät: Laine EM, Breuer HP, Piilo J, Li CF, Guo GC
Kustantaja: AMER PHYSICAL SOC
Julkaisuvuosi: 2012
Journal: Physical Review Letters
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
Lehden akronyymi: PHYS REV LETT
Artikkelin numero: ARTN 210402
Numero sarjassa: 21
Vuosikerta: 108
Numero: 21
Sivujen määrä: 5
ISSN: 0031-9007
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.210402
Tiivistelmä
We explore the possibility to generate nonlocal dynamical maps of an open quantum system through local system-environment interactions. Employing a generic decoherence process induced by a local interaction Hamiltonian, we show that initial correlations in a composite environment can lead to nonlocal open system dynamics which exhibit strong memory effects, although the local dynamics is Markovian. In a model of two entangled photons interacting with two dephasing environments, we find a direct connection between the degree of memory effects and the amount of correlation in the initial environmental state. The results demonstrate that, contrary to conventional wisdom, enlarging an open system can change the dynamics from Markovian to non-Markovian.
We explore the possibility to generate nonlocal dynamical maps of an open quantum system through local system-environment interactions. Employing a generic decoherence process induced by a local interaction Hamiltonian, we show that initial correlations in a composite environment can lead to nonlocal open system dynamics which exhibit strong memory effects, although the local dynamics is Markovian. In a model of two entangled photons interacting with two dephasing environments, we find a direct connection between the degree of memory effects and the amount of correlation in the initial environmental state. The results demonstrate that, contrary to conventional wisdom, enlarging an open system can change the dynamics from Markovian to non-Markovian.
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