On the BCH formula of Rezek and Kosloff

Jan Naudts and O’Kelly de Galway, Winny

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2011, vol. 390, issue 20, 3317-3319

Abstract: The BCH formula of Rezek and Kosloff (2006) [10] is a convenient tool to handle a family of density matrices, which occurs in the study of quantum heat engines. We prove the formula using a known argument from Lie theory.

Keywords: Baker–Campbell–Hausdorff formula; Quantum heat engine; Lie algebras; Density matrix (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2011.04.035

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