{
  "id": "quant-ph/0405052",
  "version": "v2",
  "published": "2004-05-11T16:28:13.000Z",
  "updated": "2004-08-25T23:47:38.000Z",
  "title": "Geometric phase distributions for open quantum systems",
  "authors": [
    "K. -P. Marzlin",
    "S. Ghose",
    "B. C. Sanders"
  ],
  "comment": "Some minor revisions, references updated",
  "journal": "Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, p. 260402 (2004)",
  "doi": "10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.260402",
  "categories": [
    "quant-ph"
  ],
  "abstract": "In an open system, the geometric phase should be described by a distribution. We show that a geometric phase distribution for open system dynamics is in general ambiguous, but the imposition of reasonable physical constraints on the environment and its coupling with the system yields a unique geometric phase distribution that applies even for mixed states, non-unitary dynamics, and non-cyclic evolutions.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v2",
      "updated": "2004-08-25T23:47:38.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "open quantum systems",
      "unique geometric phase distribution",
      "open system dynamics",
      "non-cyclic evolutions",
      "non-unitary dynamics"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "publication": {
      "publisher": "APS",
      "journal": "Phys. Rev. Lett."
    },
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 0,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable"
    }
  }
}