Evolution equation for quantum coherence

The estimation of the decoherence process of an open quantum system is of both theoretical significance and experimental appealing. Practically, the decoherence can be easily estimated if the coherence evolution satisfies some simple relations. We introduce a framework for studying evolution equatio...

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Published inScientific reports Vol. 6; no. 1; p. 29260
Main Authors Hu, Ming-Liang, Fan, Heng
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 07.07.2016
Nature Publishing Group
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Quantum physics
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Summary:The estimation of the decoherence process of an open quantum system is of both theoretical significance and experimental appealing. Practically, the decoherence can be easily estimated if the coherence evolution satisfies some simple relations. We introduce a framework for studying evolution equation of coherence. Based on this framework, we prove a simple factorization relation (FR) for the l 1 norm of coherence and identified the sets of quantum channels for which this FR holds. By using this FR, we further determine condition on the transformation matrix of the quantum channel which can support permanently freezing of the l 1 norm of coherence. We finally reveal the universality of this FR by showing that it holds for many other related coherence and quantum correlation measures.
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ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/srep29260