On the evolution of expected values in open quantum systems

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2402.18895v1
• Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 06:47:28 GMT
• Title: On the evolution of expected values in open quantum systems
• Authors: Andr\'es Vallejo, Alejandro Romanelli, and Ra\'ul Donangelo
• Abstract summary: We identify three factors contributing to the evolution of expected values. In some cases, the non-thermal contributions to the energy rate of change can be expressed as the expected value of a Hermitian operator.
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• Abstract: We derive a generalization of the Ehrenfest theorem valid for open quantum systems. From this result, we identify three factors contributing to the evolution of expected values: explicit time dependence of the observable, thermal interaction, and quantum coherence. When considering the local Hamiltonian as the observable, we obtain an alternative version of the first law of thermodynamics. In some cases, the non-thermal contributions to the energy rate of change can be expressed as the expected value of a Hermitian operator, so the power performed by the system can be considered a quantum observable. As an application, the pure dephasing process is reinterpreted from this perspective.

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