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Quantum open system theory: bipartite aspects.

T Yu1, J H Eberly

  • 1Rochester Theory Center for Optical Science and Engineering, and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA. ting@pas.rochester.edu

Physical Review Letters
|December 13, 2006
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Even in ideal conditions, the decay of quantum information in bipartite systems differs from single systems. Additivity of decay rates, common for single quantum systems, fails for the simplest composite quantum systems.

Area of Science:

  • Quantum Physics
  • Quantum Information Theory
  • Open Quantum Systems

Background:

  • Decoherence describes the loss of quantum information due to environmental interactions.
  • For a single quantum system, the decay rates of decoherence are typically additive.
  • Understanding decoherence in composite systems is crucial for quantum technologies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relaxation dynamics of bipartite open quantum systems.
  • To identify novel phenomena in quantum noise physics beyond single-system decoherence.
  • To examine the validity of decay rate additivity in composite quantum systems.

Main Methods:

  • Straightforward theoretical calculations.
  • Analysis of quantum noise effects on bipartite systems.

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  • Comparison of relaxation dynamics for single and composite systems.

    • Main Results:

    • Bipartite open quantum systems exhibit unique relaxation behaviors not seen in single systems, even under weak noise.
    • The additivity of decay rates, a known property for single-system decoherence, breaks down for bipartite coherence.
    • This breakdown occurs even in the simplest composite quantum systems.

    Conclusions:

    • The relaxation of bipartite quantum systems presents fundamentally new challenges in quantum noise physics.
    • Standard assumptions about additive decay rates do not apply to the coherence of composite quantum systems.
    • New theoretical frameworks are needed to accurately describe decoherence in multipartite quantum information.