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AMATH 876 - Open Quantum Systems

Review of the axioms of quantum theory and derivation of generalized axioms by considering states, transformations, and measurements in an extended Hilbert space. Master equations and the Markov approximation. Standard models of system-environment interactions and the phenomenology of decoherence. Introduction to quantum control with applications in NMR, quantum optics, and quantum computing.

Prerequisites

AMATH473/AMATH673

Corequisites

None

Antirequisites

None

Offerings

Winter 2025 [1251]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	8041	1 / 10	10:00 - 11:20	T,Th

Winter 2023 [1231]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	8308	1 / 10	16:00 - 17:20	M,W	RCH 205	Matthew Graydon

Winter 2021 [1211]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 041	8209	6 / 20				Joseph Emerson

Winter 2019 [1191]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	8186	10 / 10	11:30 - 12:50	T,Th	QNC 1201	Joseph Emerson

Winter 2017 [1171]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	9733	1 / 15	10:00 - 12:50	M	QNC 1201	Joseph Emerson

Winter 2015 [1151]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	8085	2 / 15	16:00 - 17:20	T,F	QNC 1201	Joseph Emerson

Winter 2013 [1131]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	7062	6 / 15	13:00 - 14:20	T,Th	QNC 1201	Joseph Emerson

Winter 2011 [1111]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6863	9 / 15	13:00 - 14:20	T,Th	RAC 2009	Joseph Emerson

Winter 2009 [1091]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	7440	9 / 25	14:30 - 15:50	T,Th	MC 6091	Joseph Emerson

Winter 2007 [1071]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	5013	8 / 25	13:30 - 14:50	T,Th	BFG 2125	Joseph Emerson