Environmental dynamics, correlations, and the emergence of noncanonical equilibrium states in open quantum systems
Environmental dynamics, correlations, and the emergence of noncanonical equilibrium states in open quantum systems
Quantum systems are invariably open, evolving under surrounding influences rather than in isolation. Standard open quantum system methods eliminate all information on the environmental state to yield a tractable description of the system dynamics. By incorporating a collective coordinate of the environment into the system Hamiltonian, we circumvent this limitation. …