The physics of open quantum systems plays a major role in modern experiments and theoretical developments of quantum mechanics. Written for graduate students and readers with research interests in open systems, this book provides an introduction into the main ideas and concepts, in addition to developing analytical methods and computer simulation techniques.
Preface Acknowledgements Part 1: Probability in Classical and Quantum Mechanics 1. Classical probability theory and stochastic processes 2. Quantum Probability Part 2: Density Matrix Theory 3. Quantum Master Equations 4. Decoherence Part 3: Stochastic Processes in Hilbert Space 5. Probability distributions on Hilbert space 6. Stochastic dynamics in Hilbert space 7. The stochastic simulation method 8. Applications to quantum optical systems Part 4: Non-Markovian Quantum Processes 9. Projection operator techniques 10. Non-Markovian dynamics in physical systems Part 5: Relativistic Quantum Processes 11. Measurements in relativistic quantum mechanics 12. Open quantum electrodynamics
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