Kraus representation of quantum evolution and fidelity as manifestations of Markovian and non-Markovian avataras

A K Rajagopal, A R Usha Devi, R W Rendell

Published 2010-07-26, updated 2010-10-27Version 3

It is shown that the fidelity of the dynamically evolved system with its earlier time density matrix provides a signature of non-Markovian dynamics. Also, the fidelity associated with the initial state and the dynamically evolved state is shown to be larger in the non-Markovian evolution compared to that in the corresponding Markovian case. Starting from the Kraus representation of quantum evolution, the Markovian and non-Markovian features are discerned in its short time structure. These two features are in concordance with each other and they are illustrated with the help of four models of interaction of the system with its environment.