Geometric phase in open systems
Geometric phase in open systems
We calculate the geometric phase associated with the evolution of a system subjected to decoherence through a quantum-jump approach. The method is general and can be applied to many different physical systems. As examples, two main sources of decoherence are considered: dephasing and spontaneous decay. We show that the geometric phase is completely insensitive to the former, i.e., it is independent of the number of jumps determined by the dephasing operator.
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Carollo, A.
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Fuentes-Guridi, I.
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Santos, M. França
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Vedral, V.
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25 April 2003
Carollo, A.
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Fuentes-Guridi, I.
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Santos, M. França
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Vedral, V.
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Carollo, A., Fuentes-Guridi, I., Santos, M. França and Vedral, V.
(2003)
Geometric phase in open systems.
Physical Review Letters, 90 (16), , [160402].
(doi:10.1103/physrevlett.90.160402).
Abstract
We calculate the geometric phase associated with the evolution of a system subjected to decoherence through a quantum-jump approach. The method is general and can be applied to many different physical systems. As examples, two main sources of decoherence are considered: dephasing and spontaneous decay. We show that the geometric phase is completely insensitive to the former, i.e., it is independent of the number of jumps determined by the dephasing operator.
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Published date: 25 April 2003
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A. C. acknowledges the support of “Fondazione Angelo della Riccia.” This research was supported by EPSRC, Hewlett-Packard, Elsag spa and the EU and Quiprocone Grant No. 040. M. F. S. acknowledges the support of CNPq.
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