Irreversible Quantum Dynamics

1. Front Matter

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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

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.

• Irreversibility
• Open Systems
• Quantum Dynamics
• Quantum Measurement
• quantum mechanics

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

  Fabio Benatti, Roberto Floreanini

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