Open quantum dynamics via environmental monitoring
arXiv:0704.3060 · doi:10.1088/1742-6596/67/1/012002
Abstract
A general method is discussed to obtain Markovian master equations which describe the interaction with the environment in a microscopic and non-perturbative fashion. It is based on combining time-dependent scattering theory with the concept of continuous quantum measurements. The applications to the case of a Brownian point particle and to the case of a complex molecule, both in the presence of a gaseous environment, are outlined.
11 pages, 3 figures. Talk at DICE 2006; to appear in J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. (2007)
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