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Generalized theory of pseudomodes for exact descriptions of non-Markovian quantum processes

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posted on 2023-06-09, 21:55 authored by Graeme Pleasance, Barry M. GarrawayBarry M. Garraway, Francesco Petruccione
We develop an exact framework for describing the non-Markovian dynamics of an open quantum system interacting with an environment modeled by a generalized spectral density function. The approach relies on mapping the initial system onto an auxiliary configuration, comprising the original open system coupled to a small number of discrete modes, which in turn are each coupled to an independent Markovian reservoir. Based on the connection between the discrete modes and the poles of the spectral density function, we show how expanding the system using the discrete modes allows for the full inclusion non-Markovian effects within an enlarged open system whose dynamics is governed by an exact Lindblad master equation. Initially we apply this result to obtain a generalization of the pseudomode method [B. M. Garraway, Phys. Rev. A. 55, 2290 (1997)] in cases where the spectral density function has a Lorentzian structure. For many other types of spectral density function, we extend our proof to show that an open system dynamics may be modeled physically using discrete modes which admit a non-Hermitian coupling to the system and for such cases determine the equivalent master equation to no longer be of Lindblad form. For applications involving two discrete modes, we demonstrate how to convert between pathological and Lindblad forms of the master equation using the techniques of the pseudomode method.

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Journal

Physical Review Research

ISSN

2643-1564

Publisher

American Physical Society

Issue

4

Volume

2

Page range

1-12

Article number

a043058

Pages

12.0

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  • Physics and Astronomy Publications

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Legacy Posted Date

2020-10-19

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2020-10-19

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2020-10-16

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