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Irreversible Quantum Dynamics

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Editors:
  1. Fabio Benatti

    1. Dipartimento di Fisica Teorica and INFN, UniversitáTrieste, Trieste, Italy

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  2. Roberto Floreanini

    1. Dipartimento di Fisica Teorica and INFN, UniversitáTrieste, Trieste, Italy

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Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics (LNP, volume 622)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Theoretical Aspects of Quantum Irreversible Dynamics

    1. Quantum Theory of Irreversibility: Open Systems and Continuum Mechanics

      • Geoffrey L. Sewell
      Pages 7-30

    2. Selected Aspects of Markovian and Non-Markovian Quantum Master Equations

      • Karl Lendi
      Pages 31-46

    3. Aspects of Open Quantum Dynamics

      • Antoine Royer
      Pages 47-63

    4. Concepts and Methods in the Theory of Open Quantum Systems

      • Heinz-Peter Breuer, Francesco Petruccione
      Pages 65-79

  3. Open Quantum Systems and Applications

    1. Decoherence-Free Subspaces and Subsystems

      • Daniel A. Lidar, K. Birgitta Whaley
      Pages 83-120

    2. Controlled Quantum Open Systems

      • Robert Alicki
      Pages 121-139

    3. Three Different Manifestations of the Quantum Zeno Effect

      • Paolo Facchi, Saverio Pascazio
      Pages 141-156

    4. Progressive Decoherence and Total Environmental Disentanglement

      • Lajos Diósi
      Pages 157-163

    5. Dynamics of Dissipative Quantum Systems: From Path Integrals to Master Equations

      • Joachim Ankerhold
      Pages 165-178

    6. Quantum Entropies in a Classical Context

      • Mark Fannes, Bart Haegeman
      Pages 179-193

  4. Foundational Aspects of Irreversible Quantum Dynamics

    1. Irreversibility and the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics

      • GianCarlo Ghirardi
      Pages 197-219

    2. An Attempt at Relativistic Spontaneous Localization

      • Alberto Rimini
      Pages 221-231

    3. The Quantum Jump Approach and Quantum Trajectories

      • Gerhard C. Hegerfeldt
      Pages 233-242

  5. Asymmetric Time Evolution and Resonances

    1. Irreversibility, Resonances and Rigged Hilbert Spaces

      • Ioannis E. Antoniou, Manolo Gadell
      Pages 245-302

    2. Markovian Master Equations and Resonances in Quantum Open Systems

      • Andrzej Kossakowski
      Pages 303-314

    3. A New Topology for an Axiom of Quantum Mechanics

      • Arno Bohm, Sujeewa Wickramasekar
      Pages 315-326

    4. The Importance of Boundary Conditions in Quantum Mechanics

      • Rafael de la Madrid
      Pages 327-339

    5. Time Asymmetric Quantum Mechanics and Relativistic Resonances

      • Piotr Kielanowski
      Pages 341-356

    6. Irreversibility in the Framework of Hermitian and Non-Hermitian Treatments of Resonance States

      • eanthes A. Nicolaides
      Pages 357-369
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About this book

The idea of editing the present volume in the Lecture Notes in Physics series arosewhileorganizingthe“ConferenceonIrreversibleQuantumDynamics”that took place at The Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, from July 29 to August 2, 2002. The aim of the Conference was to bring together di?erent groups of - searcherswhoseinterestsandpursuitsinvolveirreversibilityandtimeasymmetry in quantum mechanics. The Conference promoted open and in-depth exchanges of di?erent points of view, concerning both the content and character of qu- tum irreversibility and the methodologies used to study it. The following main themes were addressed: • Theoretical Aspects of Quantum Irreversible Dynamics • Open Quantum Systems and Applications • Foundational Aspects of Irreversible Quantum Dynamics • Asymmetric Time Evolution and Resonances Eachthemewasreviewedbyanexpertinthe?eld,accompaniedbymorespeci?c, research-like shorter talks. The whole topic of quantum irreversibility in all its manifold aspects has always raised a lot of interest, starting with the description of unstable systems in quantum mechanics and the issue of quantum measurement. Further, in - cent years a boost of activity concerning noise, dissipation and open systems has been prompted by the fast developing ?eld of quantum communication and information theory. These considerations motivated the editors to put together a volume that tries to summarize the present day status of the research in the ?eld, with the aim of providing the reader with an accessible and exhaustive introduction to it.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dipartimento di Fisica Teorica and INFN, UniversitáTrieste, Trieste, Italy

    Fabio Benatti, Roberto Floreanini

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Irreversible Quantum Dynamics

  • Editors: Fabio Benatti, Roberto Floreanini

  • Series Title: Lecture Notes in Physics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44874-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-40223-7Published: 28 July 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-07295-6Published: 05 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-44874-7Published: 11 January 2008

  • Series ISSN: 0075-8450

  • Series E-ISSN: 1616-6361

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 373

  • Topics: Quantum Physics, Mathematical Methods in Physics, Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics

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