Mobility - 02OKS - Open Quantum Systems

Code: 02OKS	Open Quantum Systems
Lecturer: Ing. Jaroslav Novotný Ph.D.		Weekly load: 2+0	Completion: A
Department: 14102		Credits: 2	Semester: S

Description:: Quantum description of composite subsystems and their subsystems, density operator. Pure and mixed states, entropy. Quantum correlations, entanglement, its basic properties and possible applications. Introduction to theory of generalized quantum measurement, positive operator-valued measure, physical realizations. Quantum operations, general description of state changes, superoperator theoretical framework, examples of quantum operations. Markovian quantum master equation, quantum dynamical semigroups. Basic models for description of decoherence and thermalization.
Contents:: [1] Description of composite quantum systems
[2] Entropy and quantum correlations
[3-4] Generalized quantum measurements
[5-7] Quantum operations
[9-10] Quantum master equation
[11] Decoherence
[12] Thermalization
Recommended literature:: Key references:
[1] H.-P. Breuer and F. Petruccione, The theory of open quantum systems, Oxford Univ. Press, 2002

Recommended references:
[2] M. A. Nielsen, I. L. Chuang, Quantum computation and quantum information, Cambridge Univ. Press, 2002
[3] I. Bengtsson, K. Zyczkowski, Geometry of Quantum States, Cambridge Univ. Press, 2006
[4] R. Alicki, K. Lendi, Quantum Dynamical Semigroups and Applications (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1987)
Keywords:: quantum systems, quantum measurements

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A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

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