Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Part 1: Probability in Classical and Quantum Mechanics
1: Classical probability theory and stochastic processes
2: Quantum Probability
Part 2: Density Matrix Theory
3: Quantum Master Equations
4: Decoherence
Part 3: Stochastic Processes in Hilbert Space
5: Probability distributions on Hilbert space
6: Stochastic dynamics in Hilbert space
7: The stochastic simulation method
8: Applications to quantum optical systems
Part 4: Non-Markovian Quantum Processes
9: Projection operator techniques
10: Non-Markovian dynamics in physical systems
Part 5: Relativistic Quantum Processes
11: Measurements in relativistic quantum mechanics
12: Open quantum electrodynamics

About the Author

Heinz-Peter Breuer
Born Issum, Germany 19.12.61

Address:
Facultaet fuer Physik
Universitaet Freiburg
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D-79104 Frieburg i. Br., Germany
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fax: 49 (0) 761 203 5967 (5781)
breuer@physik.uni-freiburg.de Francesco Petruccione
Born Genoa, Italy 06.07.61

Address:
Facultaet fuer Physik
Universitaet Freiburg
Hermann-Herder-Str. 3
D-79104 Frieburg i. Br., Germany
tel: 49 (0) 761 203 5828
fax: 49 (0) 761 203 5967 (5781)
petruccione@physik.uni-freiburg.de

Reviews

"...an attractively self-contained introduction (and more) ... would provide a very welcome and timely addition to the literature on open quantum systems" P. Hayden, Centre for Quantum Computation, University of Oxford
"It would no doubt be welcomed by research workers interested in the field..."
R. Loudon, Dept. of Electronic Systems Engineering, University of Essex