Reinvigorated by advances and insights the quantum theory of irreversible processes has recently attracted growing attention.
This volume introduces the very basic concepts of semigroup dynamics of open quantum systems and reviews a variety of modern applications. Originally published as Volume 286 (1987) in Lecture in Physics, this volume has been newly typeset, revised and corrected and also expanded to include a review on recent developments.
Reinvigorated by advances and insights the quantum theory of irreversible processes has recently attracted growing attention.
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...
In this text the authors develop quantum dynamics of open systems for a wide class of irreversible processes starting from the concept of completely p...
