Simulating Non-Markovian Dynamics in Open Quantum Systems

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2601.02160v2
• Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2026 22:32:32 GMT
• Title: Simulating Non-Markovian Dynamics in Open Quantum Systems
• Authors: Meng Xu, Vasilii Vadimov, J. T. Stockburger, J. Ankerhold,
• Abstract summary: Long-lived correlation effects (non-Markovianity), system-environment hybridization, and the necessity for accuracy beyond the Born-Markov approximation form particular challenges.<n> Approaches to meet these challenges have been introduced, originating from different fields.<n>We make use of a unified framework which very conveniently allows to link different schemes and, this way, may also catalyze further progress.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: Recent advances in quantum technologies and related experiments have created a need for highly accurate, versatile, and computationally efficient simulation techniques for the dynamics of open quantum systems. Long-lived correlation effects (non-Markovianity), system-environment hybridization, and the necessity for accuracy beyond the Born-Markov approximation form particular challenges. Approaches to meet these challenges have been introduced, originating from different fields, such as hierarchical equations of motion, Lindblad-pseudomode formulas, chain-mapping approaches, quantum Brownian motion master equations, stochastic unravelings, and refined quantum master equations. This diversity, while indicative of the field's relevance, has inadvertently led to a fragmentation that hinders cohesive advances and their effective cross-community application to current problems for complex systems. How are different approaches related to each other? What are their strengths and limitations? Here we give a systematic overview and concise discussion addressing these questions. We make use of a unified framework which very conveniently allows to link different schemes and, this way, may also catalyze further progress. In line with the state of the art, this framework is formulated not in a fully reduced space of the system but in an extended state space which in a minimal fashion includes effective reservoir modes. This in turn offers a comprehensive understanding of existing methods, elucidating their physical interpretations, interconnections, and applicability.

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