Canonical form of master equations and characterization of non-Markovianity
Canonical form of master equations and characterization of non-Markovianity
Master equations govern the time evolution of a quantum system interacting with an environment, and may be written in a variety of forms. Time-independent or memoryless master equations, in particular, can be cast in the well-known Lindblad form. Any time-local master equation, Markovian or non-Markovian, may in fact also be …