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  • Non-Markovian stochastic Schrodinger equations: Generalization to real-valued noise using quantum measurement theory.

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    Gambetta, J
    Wiseman, HM
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    Wiseman, Howard M.
    Gambetta, Jay
    Year published
    2002
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    Abstract
    Do stochastic Schr椩nger equations, also known as unravelings, have a physical interpretation? In the Markovian limit, where the system on average obeys a master equation, the answer is yes. Markovian stochastic Schr椩nger equations generate quantum trajectories for the system state conditioned on continuously monitoring the bath. For a given master equation, there are many different unravelings, corresponding to different sorts of measurement on the bath. In this paper we address the non-Markovian case, and in particular the sort of stochastic Schr椩nger equation introduced by Strunz, Di㳩, and Gisin [Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 1801 ...
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    Do stochastic Schr椩nger equations, also known as unravelings, have a physical interpretation? In the Markovian limit, where the system on average obeys a master equation, the answer is yes. Markovian stochastic Schr椩nger equations generate quantum trajectories for the system state conditioned on continuously monitoring the bath. For a given master equation, there are many different unravelings, corresponding to different sorts of measurement on the bath. In this paper we address the non-Markovian case, and in particular the sort of stochastic Schr椩nger equation introduced by Strunz, Di㳩, and Gisin [Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 1801 (1999)]. Using a quantum-measurement theory approach, we rederive their unraveling that involves complex-valued Gaussian noise. We also derive an unraveling involving real-valued Gaussian noise. We show that in the Markovian limit, these two unravelings correspond to heterodyne and homodyne detection, respectively. Although we use quantum-measurement theory to define these unravelings, we conclude that the stochastic evolution of the system state is not a true quantum trajectory, as the identity of the state through time is a fiction.
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    Journal Title
    Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
    Volume
    66
    Publisher URI
    http://prola.aps.org/
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.66.012108
    Copyright Statement
    © 2002 American Physical Society. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Mathematical sciences
    Physical sciences
    Chemical sciences
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/6989
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