{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 1, "metadata": { "ExecuteTime": { "end_time": "2024-02-09T09:56:29.405591900Z", "start_time": "2024-02-09T09:56:29.365583Z" }, "tags": [ "remove-cell" ] }, "outputs": [], "source": [ "from qutip import *\n", "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt\n", "import numpy as np" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 2, "metadata": { "ExecuteTime": { "end_time": "2024-02-09T09:56:29.426595100Z", "start_time": "2024-02-09T09:56:29.411582800Z" }, "tags": [ "remove-cell" ] }, "outputs": [], "source": [ "plt.rcParams['figure.dpi'] = 100" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "# Lecture 8: The Lindblad Master Equation\n", "\n", "## Introduction\n", "We will not derive the Lindblad equation here, but some intuition will be provided.\n", "\n", "When we measure some some system, label it $A$, we let it interact with a measurement apparatus, label it $B$, such that we can extract information about the state of $A$ via $B$. Once we have extracted this information from $B$ with sufficient accuracy, we collapse the state of $A$.\n", "\n", "[