Positivity preserving non-Markovian master equations
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- 1 December 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review E
- Vol. 62 (6) , 8808-8810
Abstract
A general class of integrodifferential non-Markovian master equations is developed which is representative of the dynamics of small subsystems interacting with open reservoirs with memory. Conditions which guarantee positivity of the subsystem reduced density are established.Keywords
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