Quantum Dynamical Semigroups and Applications - Rilegato

Alicki, Robert; Lendi, Karl

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 3540182764 ISBN 13: 9783540182764

Casa editrice: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 1987

Riassunto

In this text the authors develop quantum dynamics of open systems for a wide class of irreversible processes starting from the concept of completely positive semigroups. This unified approach makes the material easily accessible to non-specialists and provides an easy access to practical applications. Written for graduate students, the book presents a wealth of useful examples; in particular, models of unstable and N-level systems are treated systematically and in considerable detail including new types of generated Bloch-equations. The general theory is extensively summarized from abstract dynamical maps to those obtained by a reduction of Hamiltonian dynamics under a Markovian approximation. Various methods of determining semigroup generators and the corresponding master equations are discussed including time-dependent and nonlinear generators. Further topics treated are a generalized H-theorem, quantum detailed balance and return to equilibrium, discrete quantum Boltzmann equation, nonlinear Schrödinger equation, spin relaxation by spin waves, entropy production and its generalization by a measure of irreversibiblity.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Data di pubblicazione: 1987
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3540182764
• ISBN 13: 9783540182764
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 196
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile