A Brief History of the GKLS Equation
Abstract
We reconstruct the chain of events, intuitions and ideas that led to the formulation of the Gorini, Kossakowski, Lindblad and Sudarshan equation.
- Publication:
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Open Systems and Information Dynamics
- Pub Date:
- 2017
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1710.05993
- Bibcode:
- 2017OSID...2440001C
- Keywords:
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- GKLS equation;
- Master equation;
- History of Physics;
- Quantum Physics;
- Physics - History and Philosophy of Physics
- E-Print:
- Based on a talk given by D.C. at the 48th Symposium on Mathematical Physics "Gorini-Kossakowski-Lindblad-Sudarshan Master Equation - 40 Years After" (Toru\'n, June 10-12, 2016). To be published in the special volume of OSID