The Kraus representation for the dynamics of open quantum systems
arXiv:1510.09081 · doi:10.1590/1806-9126-RBEF-2015-0005
Abstract
The necessity and utility of considering the interaction of a quantum system with its environment when describing its time evolution have been recognized in several branches of physics and of other sciences. The Kraus' representation is a general and succinct approach to describe such open system dynamics in a wide range of relevant physical scenarios. In this article, by abdicating from the generality of the formalism of quantum operations and with this avoiding its associated complications, we show in a simple manner how we can obtain the Kraus' representation using basically the closed system (system plus environment) unitary dynamics and the partial trace function. The example of a two-level atom interacting with the vacuum of the electromagnetic field is regarded for the sake of instantiating this formalism, which is then applied to study the time evolution of the atom's quantum coherence.
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