Entanglement within the quantum trajectory description of open quantum systems. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The degree of entanglement in an open quantum system varies according to how information in the environment is read. A measure of this contextual entanglement is introduced based on quantum trajectory unravelings of the open system dynamics. It is used to characterize the entanglement in a driven quantum system of dimension 2 x infinity where the entanglement is induced by the environmental interaction. A detailed mechanism for the environment-induced entanglement is given.

published proceedings

  • Phys Rev Lett

author list (cited authors)

  • Nha, H., & Carmichael, H. J.

citation count

  • 53

complete list of authors

  • Nha, Hyunchul||Carmichael, HJ

publication date

  • September 2004