MEMORY EFFECTS IN THE RELAXATION OF QUANTUM OPEN SYSTEMS
MEMORY EFFECTS IN THE RELAXATION OF QUANTUM OPEN SYSTEMS
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DOI:
10.1063/1.463831
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发表时间:
1992-10-01
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
OPPENHEIM, I
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作者:
SUAREZ, A;SILBEY, R;OPPENHEIM, I
A close examination of the validity of the Markovian approximation in the context of relaxation theory is presented. In particular, we examine the question of positivity of various approximations to the reduced dynamics of an open system in interaction with a heat reservoir. It is shown that the Markovian equations of motion obtained in the weak coupling limit (Redfield equations) are a consistent approximation to the actual reduced dynamics only if supplemented by a slippage in the initial conditions. This slippage captures the effects of the non-Markovian evolution that takes place in a short transient time, of the order of the relaxation time of the isolated bath.