Lindblad approximation and spin relaxation in quantum electrodynamics

Abstract

This article is concerned with the time evolution of a $\frac{1}{2}$-spin particle in a constant external magnetic field with the quantized electromagnetic field (photons). We derive a Lindblad (or GKLS) type approximation of the spin dynamics together with a precise control of the error coming from this approximation. The error term is bounded by $g^2$ where $g$ is the coupling constant of the spin-photon interaction. The point here is the uniformity in time $t>0$ of this error control.

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