Dynamics of non-Markovian open quantum systems

I De Vega, D Alonso - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2017 - APS
Open quantum systems (OQSs) cannot always be described with the Markov approximation,
which requires a large separation of system and environment time scales. An overview is …

Vibrations, quanta and biology

SF Huelga, MB Plenio - Contemporary Physics, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Quantum biology is an emerging field of research that concerns itself with the experimental
and theoretical exploration of non-trivial quantum phenomena in biological systems. In this …

Quantum algorithms and applications for open quantum systems

LH Delgado-Granados, TJ Krogmeier… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Accurate models for open quantum systems─ quantum states that have nontrivial
interactions with their environment─ may aid in the advancement of a diverse array of fields …

[ΒΙΒΛΙΟ][B] Quantum effects in biology

M Mohseni, Y Omar, GS Engel, MB Plenio - 2014 - books.google.com
Quantum mechanics provides the most accurate microscopic description of the world around
us, yet the interface between quantum mechanics and biology is only now being explored …

Spatial search by quantum walk is optimal for almost all graphs

S Chakraborty, L Novo, A Ambainis, Y Omar - Physical review letters, 2016 - APS
The problem of finding a marked node in a graph can be solved by the spatial search
algorithm based on continuous-time quantum walks (CTQW). However, this algorithm is …

Polaritons and excitons: Hamiltonian design for enhanced coherence

GD Scholes - Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The primary questions motivating this report are: Are there ways to increase coherence and
delocalization of excitation among many molecules at moderate electronic coupling …

Systematic dimensionality reduction for quantum walks: Optimal spatial search and transport on non-regular graphs

L Novo, S Chakraborty, M Mohseni, H Neven… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Continuous time quantum walks provide an important framework for designing new
algorithms and modelling quantum transport and state transfer problems. Often, the graph …

Observation of noise-assisted transport in an all-optical cavity-based network

S Viciani, M Lima, M Bellini, F Caruso - Physical review letters, 2015 - APS
Recent theoretical and experimental efforts have shown the remarkable and counterintuitive
role of noise in enhancing the transport efficiency of complex systems. Here, we realize …

[HTML][HTML] Reliable transition properties from excited-state mean-field calculations

S Bourne Worster, O Feighan, FR Manby - The Journal of Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Delta-self-consistent field (ΔSCF) theory is a conceptually simple and computationally
inexpensive method for finding excited states. Using the maximum overlap method to guide …

Quantum energy lines and the optimal output ergotropy problem

S Tirone, R Salvia, V Giovannetti - Physical Review Letters, 2021 - APS
We study the transferring of useful energy (work) along a transmission line that allows for
partial preservation of quantum coherence. As a figure of merit we adopt the maximum …