Reduced density matrix for nonequilibrium steady states: A modified Redfield solution approach
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: We describe a method to obtain the reduced density matrix (RDM) correct up to second order in system-bath coupling in nonequilibrium steady-state situations. The RDM is obtained via a scheme based on analytic continuation, using the time-local Redfield-like quantum master equation, which was earlier used by the same authors [J. Chem. Phys. 136, 194110 (2012)] to obtain the correct thermal equilibrium description. This nonequilibrium modified Redfield solution is then corroborated with the exact RDM obtained via the nonequilibrium Green's function technique for the quantum harmonic oscillator. Lastly, the scheme is compared to different quantum master equations (QMEs), namely the time-local Redfield-like and the Lindblad-like QMEs, in order to illustrate the differences between each of these approaches.
Source: Physical Review E
Authors: Juzar Thingna, Jian-Sheng Wang, Peter Hänggi
Institutions: National University of Singapore, University of Augsburg
Language: English
Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2015587766