Signs of the rates in the Lindblad master equations can always be arbitrarily determined

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2310.17881v1
• Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2023 04:06:50 GMT
• Title: Signs of the rates in the Lindblad master equations can always be arbitrarily determined
• Authors: Le Hu and Andrew N. Jordan
• Abstract summary: We show that textitany finite-dimensional open quantum system dynamics can be described by a quantum master equation in the Lindblad form with all rates nonnegative for all time. Our findings raise serious questions on the current criterion in determining Markovianity and non-Markovianity in open quantum system dynamics.
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• Abstract: Determining the Markovianity and non-Markovianity of a quantum process is a critical problem in the theory of open quantum systems, as their behaviors differ significantly in terms of complexity. It is well recognized that a quantum process is Markovian if and only if the quantum master equation can be written in the standard Lindblad form with all rates nonnegative for all time. However, here we present a striking result that \textit{any} finite-dimensional open quantum system dynamics can be described by a quantum master equation in the Lindblad form with all rates nonnegative for all time. In fact, it can be shown that one can arbitrarily decide the sign of the rates in any case at any time interval. Note that here we take an unconventional approach where the quantum master equation we construct will in general be state-dependent, which means that the Hamiltonian, jump operators and rates will all depend on the current state of the density matrix $\rho(t)$. Our findings raise serious questions on the current criterion in determining Markovianity and non-Markovianity in open quantum system dynamics.

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