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Geometric phase in open systems

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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160402/1-160402/4
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.
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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), 160402/1-160402/4, [160402]. (doi:10.1103/physrevlett.90.160402).

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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
Additional Information: Funding Information: 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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Local EPrints ID: 480311
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/480311
ISSN: 0031-9007
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Last modified: 05 Jun 2024 19:57

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Author: A. Carollo
Author: I. Fuentes-Guridi
Author: M. França Santos
Author: V. Vedral

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