A simple derivation of the Lindblad equation

We present a derivation of the Lindblad equation -an important tool for the treatment of nonunitary evolutions -that is accessible to undergraduate students in physics or mathematics with a basic background on quantum mechanics. We consider a specific case, corresponding to a very simple situation,...

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Main Authors: Carlos Alexandre Brasil, Felipe Fernandes Fanchini, Reginaldo de Jesus Napolitano
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Física
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-11172013000100003&lng=en&tlng=en