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Employing the time-convolutionless projection operator technique a stochastic wave function dynamics is derived which describes the time evolution of an open quantum system beyond the Born-Markov approximation. The method yields a systematic perturbation expansion in the coupling strength between system and environment. The performance of the method is tested with the help of the damped Jaynes-Cummings model and shown to be more efficient than other approaches based on the generalized master equation.
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Heinz-Peter, B., Kappler, B., Petruccione, F. (2000). Time-Convolutionless Stochastic Unraveling of Non-Markovian Quantum Master Equations. In: Blanchard, P., Joos, E., Giulini, D., Kiefer, C., Stamatescu, IO. (eds) Decoherence: Theoretical, Experimental, and Conceptual Problems. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 538. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-46657-6_18
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