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The Kolmogorov Equation for a Two-Level System

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Statistical Physics of Non Equilibrium Quantum Phenomena

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The Kolmogorov equation is the dynamical equation for the probability distribution of a system (in our case a single atom or ion) under the effect of two processes: first a deterministic dynamics changes the parameters of the system in a deterministic way.

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Pomeau, Y., Tran, MB. (2019). The Kolmogorov Equation for a Two-Level System. In: Statistical Physics of Non Equilibrium Quantum Phenomena. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 967. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34394-1_2

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