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 …

Energy dynamics, heat production and heat–work conversion with qubits: toward the development of quantum machines

L Arrachea - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present an overview of recent advances in the study of energy dynamics and
mechanisms for energy conversion in qubit systems with special focus on realizations in …

Open quantum system dynamics and the mean force Gibbs state

AS Trushechkin, M Merkli, JD Cresser… - AVS Quantum Science, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The dynamical convergence of a system to the thermal distribution, or Gibbs state, is a
standard assumption across all of the physical sciences. The Gibbs state is determined just …

Modelling exciton–phonon interactions in optically driven quantum dots

A Nazir, DPS McCutcheon - Journal of Physics: Condensed …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
We provide a self-contained review of master equation approaches to modelling phonon
effects in optically driven self-assembled quantum dots. Coupling of the (quasi) two-level …

Hidden phase of the spin-boson model

F Otterpohl, P Nalbach, M Thorwart - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
A quantum two-level system immersed in a sub-Ohmic bath experiences enhanced low-
frequency quantum statistical fluctuations which render the nonequilibrium quantum …

MPSDynamics. jl: Tensor network simulations for finite-temperature (non-Markovian) open quantum system dynamics

T Lacroix, B Le Dé, A Riva, AJ Dunnett… - The Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The MPSDynamics. jl package provides an easy-to-use interface for performing open
quantum systems simulations at zero and finite temperatures. The package has been …

Quantum heat statistics with time-evolving matrix product operators

M Popovic, MT Mitchison, A Strathearn, BW Lovett… - PRX Quantum, 2021 - APS
We present a numerically exact method to compute the full counting statistics of heat transfer
in non-Markovian open quantum systems, which is based on the time-evolving matrix …

Feedback-induced quantum phase transitions using weak measurements

DA Ivanov, TY Ivanova, SF Caballero-Benitez… - Physical review …, 2020 - APS
We show that applying feedback and weak measurements to a quantum system induces
phase transitions beyond the dissipative ones. Feedback enables controlling essentially …

Simulating open quantum dynamics with time-dependent variational matrix product states: Towards microscopic correlation of environment dynamics and reduced …

FAYN Schröder, AW Chin - Physical Review B, 2016 - APS
We report the development of an efficient many-body algorithm for simulating open quantum
system dynamics that utilizes a time-dependent variational principle for matrix product states …

Zero-temperature localization in a sub-ohmic spin-boson model investigated by an extended hierarchy equation of motion

C Duan, Z Tang, J Cao, J Wu - Physical Review B, 2017 - APS
With a decomposition scheme for the bath correlation function, the hierarchy equation of
motion (HEOM) is extended to the zero-temperature sub-Ohmic spin-boson model, providing …