Positivity preserving non-Markovian master equations

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 62, Issue 6 B, 2000, Pages 8808-8810

  Wilkie, Joshua ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRODIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

NON MARKOVIAN MASTER EQUATIONS; SUBSYSTEMS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 0034513135     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.62.8808     Document Type: Article

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