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Stationary states of quantum dynamical semigroups

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We study the class of stationary states and the domain of attraction of each of them, for a dynamical semigroup possessing a faithful normal stationary state. We give applications to the approach to stationarity of an open quantum system, and to models of the quantum measurement process.

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  1. Istituto di Fisica dell'Università, Milano, Italy

    Alberto Frigerio

  2. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Milano, Milano, Italy

    Alberto Frigerio

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Communicated by H. Araki

Supported in part by NATO Research Grant No. 1380 and by CNR Research Contract No. 77.01543.63

A fellowship from the Italian Ministry of Public Education is acknowledged

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Frigerio, A. Stationary states of quantum dynamical semigroups. Commun.Math. Phys. 63, 269–276 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01196936

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