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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Remove imported red links from Quantum page&lt;/p&gt;
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		<title>WikiHarold: Clean Quantum page image and red links</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Clean Quantum page image and red links&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| year = 2005&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| year = 2005&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Quantum dynamics is relevant for burgeoning fields, such as &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Quantum computing|&lt;/del&gt;quantum computing&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/del&gt;and atomic optics.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Quantum dynamics is relevant for burgeoning fields, such as quantum computing and atomic optics.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In mathematics, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;quantum dynamics&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the study of the mathematics behind [[Physics:Quantum mechanics|quantum mechanics]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In mathematics, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;quantum dynamics&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the study of the mathematics behind [[Physics:Quantum mechanics|quantum mechanics]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;=== Closed Quantum Systems ===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;=== Closed Quantum Systems ===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A closed quantum system is one that is perfectly isolated from any external influence. The time evolution of such a system is described as &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Physics:Unitarity|&lt;/del&gt;unitary&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]]&lt;/del&gt;, which means that the total probability is conserved and the process is, in principle, reversible. The dynamics of closed systems are described by two equivalent, fundamental equations.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last1=Griffiths |first1=David J. |url=https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316995433 |title=Introduction to Quantum Mechanics |last2=Schroeter |first2=Darrell F. |date=2018-08-16 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |doi=10.1017/9781316995433 |bibcode=2018iqm..book.....G |isbn=978-1-316-99543-3}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A closed quantum system is one that is perfectly isolated from any external influence. The time evolution of such a system is described as unitary, which means that the total probability is conserved and the process is, in principle, reversible. The dynamics of closed systems are described by two equivalent, fundamental equations.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last1=Griffiths |first1=David J. |url=https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316995433 |title=Introduction to Quantum Mechanics |last2=Schroeter |first2=Darrell F. |date=2018-08-16 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |doi=10.1017/9781316995433 |bibcode=2018iqm..book.....G |isbn=978-1-316-99543-3}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The most common formulation of quantum dynamics is the time-dependent Schrödinger equation. It describes the evolution of the system&amp;#039;s state vector, denoted as a ket &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;|\psi(t)\rangle&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. The equation is given by:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The most common formulation of quantum dynamics is the time-dependent Schrödinger equation. It describes the evolution of the system&amp;#039;s state vector, denoted as a ket &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;|\psi(t)\rangle&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. The equation is given by:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l53&quot;&gt;Line 53:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the imaginary unit, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\hbar&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the reduced Planck constant, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;|\psi(t)\rangle&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the state of the system at time &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;t&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, and &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\hat{H}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the Hamiltonian operator—the observable corresponding to the total energy of the system.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the imaginary unit, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\hbar&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the reduced Planck constant, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;|\psi(t)\rangle&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the state of the system at time &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;t&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, and &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\hat{H}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the Hamiltonian operator—the observable corresponding to the total energy of the system.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Schrödinger equation is powerful but applies only to &#039;&#039;&#039;pure states&#039;&#039;&#039;. A more general description of a quantum system is the &#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Density matrix|&lt;/del&gt;density matrix&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]]&lt;/del&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039; (or density operator), denoted &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\rho&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, which can represent both pure states and &#039;&#039;&#039;mixed states&#039;&#039;&#039; (statistical ensembles of quantum states). The time evolution of the density matrix is governed by the Liouville-von Neumann equation:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Schrödinger equation is powerful but applies only to &#039;&#039;&#039;pure states&#039;&#039;&#039;. A more general description of a quantum system is the &#039;&#039;&#039;density matrix&#039;&#039;&#039; (or density operator), denoted &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\rho&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, which can represent both pure states and &#039;&#039;&#039;mixed states&#039;&#039;&#039; (statistical ensembles of quantum states). The time evolution of the density matrix is governed by the Liouville-von Neumann equation:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;math display=&amp;quot;block&amp;quot;&amp;gt;i\hbar\frac{d}{dt}\rho(t) = [\hat{H}, \rho(t)]&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;math display=&amp;quot;block&amp;quot;&amp;gt;i\hbar\frac{d}{dt}\rho(t) = [\hat{H}, \rho(t)]&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l60&quot;&gt;Line 60:&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 60:&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;=== Open Quantum Systems ===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;=== Open Quantum Systems ===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In practice, no quantum system is perfectly isolated from its environment. A system that interacts with its surroundings (often called a &quot;bath&quot;) is known as an &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Physics:Open quantum system|&lt;/del&gt;open quantum system&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]]&lt;/del&gt;. This interaction leads to a &#039;&#039;&#039;non-unitary&#039;&#039;&#039; evolution, where information and energy can be exchanged with the environment. &amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last1=Breuer |first1=Heinz-Peter |title=The theory of open quantum systems |last2=Petruccione |first2=Francesco |date=2009 |publisher=Clarendon Press |isbn=978-0-19-852063-4 |edition=1. publ. in paperback, [Nachdr.] |location=Oxford}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In practice, no quantum system is perfectly isolated from its environment. A system that interacts with its surroundings (often called a &quot;bath&quot;) is known as an open quantum system. This interaction leads to a &#039;&#039;&#039;non-unitary&#039;&#039;&#039; evolution, where information and energy can be exchanged with the environment. &amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last1=Breuer |first1=Heinz-Peter |title=The theory of open quantum systems |last2=Petruccione |first2=Francesco |date=2009 |publisher=Clarendon Press |isbn=978-0-19-852063-4 |edition=1. publ. in paperback, [Nachdr.] |location=Oxford}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;This exchange causes uniquely quantum phenomena to decay, a process known as &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Physics:Quantum decoherence|decoherence]]&#039;&#039;&#039;, where the clean superposition of states degrades into a classical mixture. It also leads to &#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Dissipation|&lt;/del&gt;dissipation&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]]&lt;/del&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;, where the system loses energy to its environment. &amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;This exchange causes uniquely quantum phenomena to decay, a process known as &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Physics:Quantum decoherence|decoherence]]&#039;&#039;&#039;, where the clean superposition of states degrades into a classical mixture. It also leads to &#039;&#039;&#039;dissipation&#039;&#039;&#039;, where the system loses energy to its environment. &amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The dynamics of open quantum systems are typically modeled using &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Quantum master equation|&lt;/del&gt;quantum master equations&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]]&lt;/del&gt;. The most general form for a system whose environment has no memory (a Markovian system) is the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Physics:Lindbladian|&lt;/del&gt;Lindblad equation&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]]&lt;/del&gt;, also known as the Gorini–Kossakowski–Sudarshan–Lindblad (GKSL) equation:&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite journal |last1=Chruściński |first1=Dariusz |title=A Brief History of the GKLS Equation |date=2017-11-04 |arxiv=1710.05993 |last2=Pascazio |first2=Saverio |journal=Open Systems &amp;amp; Information Dynamics |volume=24 |issue=3 |doi=10.1142/S1230161217400017 |bibcode=2017OSID...2440001C }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The dynamics of open quantum systems are typically modeled using quantum master equations. The most general form for a system whose environment has no memory (a Markovian system) is the Lindblad equation, also known as the Gorini–Kossakowski–Sudarshan–Lindblad (GKSL) equation:&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite journal |last1=Chruściński |first1=Dariusz |title=A Brief History of the GKLS Equation |date=2017-11-04 |arxiv=1710.05993 |last2=Pascazio |first2=Saverio |journal=Open Systems &amp;amp; Information Dynamics |volume=24 |issue=3 |doi=10.1142/S1230161217400017 |bibcode=2017OSID...2440001C }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;math display=&amp;quot;block&amp;quot;&amp;gt;\frac{d}{dt}\rho(t) = - \frac{i}{\hbar}[\hat{H}, \rho] + \sum_k \left( L_k \rho L_k^\dagger - \frac{1}{2}\{L_k^\dagger L_k, \rho\} \right)&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;math display=&amp;quot;block&amp;quot;&amp;gt;\frac{d}{dt}\rho(t) = - \frac{i}{\hbar}[\hat{H}, \rho] + \sum_k \left( L_k \rho L_k^\dagger - \frac{1}{2}\{L_k^\dagger L_k, \rho\} \right)&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l77&quot;&gt;Line 77:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Relation to classical dynamics ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Relation to classical dynamics ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;While quantum dynamics is fundamentally different from classical dynamics, it is also a generalization of it. The principles of classical mechanics emerge from quantum mechanics as an approximation in the macroscopic limit, a concept known as the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Physics:Correspondence principle|&lt;/del&gt;correspondence principle&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]]&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;While quantum dynamics is fundamentally different from classical dynamics, it is also a generalization of it. The principles of classical mechanics emerge from quantum mechanics as an approximation in the macroscopic limit, a concept known as the correspondence principle.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The primary departure from classical physics lies in the nature of physical variables. In classical dynamics, variables like position (&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;x&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;) and momentum (&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;p&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;) are simple numbers (&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Physics:C-number|&lt;/del&gt;c-number&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]]&lt;/del&gt;). In quantum dynamics, they are represented by operators ([[Physics:Quantum number|q-numbers]]) which, crucially, &#039;&#039;&#039;do not necessarily commute&#039;&#039;&#039;. For instance, the position operator &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\hat{X}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the momentum operator &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\hat{P}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; are related by the canonical commutation relation:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The primary departure from classical physics lies in the nature of physical variables. In classical dynamics, variables like position (&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;x&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;) and momentum (&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;p&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;) are simple numbers (c-number). In quantum dynamics, they are represented by operators ([[Physics:Quantum number|q-numbers]]) which, crucially, &#039;&#039;&#039;do not necessarily commute&#039;&#039;&#039;. For instance, the position operator &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\hat{X}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the momentum operator &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\hat{P}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; are related by the canonical commutation relation:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;math display=&amp;quot;block&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[\hat{X}, \hat{P}] = \hat{X}\hat{P} - \hat{P}\hat{X} = i\hbar&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;math display=&amp;quot;block&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[\hat{X}, \hat{P}] = \hat{X}\hat{P} - \hat{P}\hat{X} = i\hbar&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== References ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== References ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{Quantum mechanics topics}}&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{emerging technologies|quantum=yes|other=yes}}{{More categories|date=October 2024}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{emerging technologies|quantum=yes|other=yes}}{{More categories|date=October 2024}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Quantum mechanics]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Quantum mechanics]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Sourceattribution|Quantum dynamics}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Sourceattribution|Quantum dynamics}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;← Older revision&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 22:21, 23 May 2026&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l88&quot;&gt;Line 88:&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 88:&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== See also ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== See also ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;*Quantum Field Theory&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{#invoke&lt;/ins&gt;:&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;PhysicsQC|tocHeadingAndList&lt;/ins&gt;|Physics:Quantum &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;basics/See also}}&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;*[[Physics&lt;/del&gt;:&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Perturbation theory&lt;/del&gt;|&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Perturbation theory]]&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;*Semigroups&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;*Pseudodifferential operators&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;*[[Brownian motion]]&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;*Dilation theory&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;*[[&lt;/del&gt;Physics:Quantum &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;probability|Quantum probability]]&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;*[[Free probability]]&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== References ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== References ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>WikiHarold</name></author>
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		<title>Harold: Add missing image fallback to Quantum header</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Add missing image fallback to Quantum header&lt;/p&gt;
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		<author><name>Harold</name></author>
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		<title>Harold: Restore Quantum article header template</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Restore Quantum article header template&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&quot;flex:1; line-height:1.45; color:#006b45; column-count:2; column-gap:32px; column-rule:1px solid #b8d8c8;&quot;&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In physics, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;quantum dynamics&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the quantum version of classical dynamics. Quantum dynamics deals with the motions, and energy and momentum exchanges of systems whose behavior is governed by the laws of [[Physics:Quantum mechanics|quantum mechanics]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In physics, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;quantum dynamics&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the quantum version of classical dynamics. Quantum dynamics deals with the motions, and energy and momentum exchanges of systems whose behavior is governed by the laws of [[Physics:Quantum mechanics|quantum mechanics]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l23&quot;&gt;Line 23:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In mathematics, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;quantum dynamics&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the study of the mathematics behind [[Physics:Quantum mechanics|quantum mechanics]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In mathematics, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;quantum dynamics&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the study of the mathematics behind [[Physics:Quantum mechanics|quantum mechanics]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Cite book |last=Teufel |first=Stefan |title=Adiabatic perturbation theory in quantum dynamics |date=September 5, 2003 |publisher=Springer |isbn=9783540407232}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Specifically, as a study of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;dynamics&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, this field investigates how quantum mechanical observables change over time. Most fundamentally, this involves the study of one-parameter automorphisms of the algebra of all bounded operators on the Hilbert space of observables (which are self-adjoint operators). These dynamics were understood as early as the 1930s, after Wigner, Stone, [[Biography:Erwin Hahn|Hahn]] and Hellinger worked in the field. Mathematicians in the field have also studied irreversible quantum mechanical systems on [[Von Neumann algebra|von Neumann algebra]]s.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Price 2003 p. &amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book | last=Price | first=Geoffrey | title=Advances in quantum dynamics : proceedings of the AMS-IMS-SIAM Joint Summer Research Conference on Advances in Quantum Dynamics, June 16-20, 2002, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts | publisher=American Mathematical Society | publication-place=Providence, R.I | year=2003 | isbn=0-8218-3215-8 | oclc=52901091 | page=}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Cite book |last=Teufel |first=Stefan |title=Adiabatic perturbation theory in quantum dynamics |date=September 5, 2003 |publisher=Springer |isbn=9783540407232}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Specifically, as a study of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;dynamics&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, this field investigates how quantum mechanical observables change over time. Most fundamentally, this involves the study of one-parameter automorphisms of the algebra of all bounded operators on the Hilbert space of observables (which are self-adjoint operators). These dynamics were understood as early as the 1930s, after Wigner, Stone, [[Biography:Erwin Hahn|Hahn]] and Hellinger worked in the field. Mathematicians in the field have also studied irreversible quantum mechanical systems on [[Von Neumann algebra|von Neumann algebra]]s.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Price 2003 p. &amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book | last=Price | first=Geoffrey | title=Advances in quantum dynamics : proceedings of the AMS-IMS-SIAM Joint Summer Research Conference on Advances in Quantum Dynamics, June 16-20, 2002, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts | publisher=American Mathematical Society | publication-place=Providence, R.I | year=2003 | isbn=0-8218-3215-8 | oclc=52901091 | page=}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Short description|Study of quantum systems changing with time}}&lt;br /&gt;
In physics, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;quantum dynamics&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the quantum version of classical dynamics. Quantum dynamics deals with the motions, and energy and momentum exchanges of systems whose behavior is governed by the laws of [[Physics:Quantum mechanics|quantum mechanics]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web&lt;br /&gt;
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|title=Centre for Quantum Dynamics, Griffith University&lt;br /&gt;
|author=Joan Vaccaro&lt;br /&gt;
|date=2008-06-26&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Cite book&lt;br /&gt;
| publisher = Springer&lt;br /&gt;
| isbn = 9780387229645&lt;br /&gt;
| last = Wyatt&lt;br /&gt;
| first = Robert Eugene&lt;br /&gt;
|author2=Corey J. Trahan&lt;br /&gt;
| title = Quantum dynamics with trajectories&lt;br /&gt;
| year = 2005&lt;br /&gt;
}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Quantum dynamics is relevant for burgeoning fields, such as [[Quantum computing|quantum computing]] and atomic optics.&lt;br /&gt;
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In mathematics, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;quantum dynamics&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the study of the mathematics behind [[Physics:Quantum mechanics|quantum mechanics]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Cite book |last=Teufel |first=Stefan |title=Adiabatic perturbation theory in quantum dynamics |date=September 5, 2003 |publisher=Springer |isbn=9783540407232}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Specifically, as a study of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;dynamics&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, this field investigates how quantum mechanical observables change over time. Most fundamentally, this involves the study of one-parameter automorphisms of the algebra of all bounded operators on the Hilbert space of observables (which are self-adjoint operators). These dynamics were understood as early as the 1930s, after Wigner, Stone, [[Biography:Erwin Hahn|Hahn]] and Hellinger worked in the field. Mathematicians in the field have also studied irreversible quantum mechanical systems on [[Von Neumann algebra|von Neumann algebra]]s.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Price 2003 p. &amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book | last=Price | first=Geoffrey | title=Advances in quantum dynamics : proceedings of the AMS-IMS-SIAM Joint Summer Research Conference on Advances in Quantum Dynamics, June 16-20, 2002, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts | publisher=American Mathematical Society | publication-place=Providence, R.I | year=2003 | isbn=0-8218-3215-8 | oclc=52901091 | page=}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Fundamental Models of Time Evolution ==&lt;br /&gt;
The dynamics of a quantum system are governed by a specific equation of motion that depends on whether the system is considered &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;closed&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (isolated from its environment) or &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;open&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (coupled to an environment).&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Closed Quantum Systems ===&lt;br /&gt;
A closed quantum system is one that is perfectly isolated from any external influence. The time evolution of such a system is described as [[Physics:Unitarity|unitary]], which means that the total probability is conserved and the process is, in principle, reversible. The dynamics of closed systems are described by two equivalent, fundamental equations.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last1=Griffiths |first1=David J. |url=https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316995433 |title=Introduction to Quantum Mechanics |last2=Schroeter |first2=Darrell F. |date=2018-08-16 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |doi=10.1017/9781316995433 |bibcode=2018iqm..book.....G |isbn=978-1-316-99543-3}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The most common formulation of quantum dynamics is the time-dependent Schrödinger equation. It describes the evolution of the system&amp;#039;s state vector, denoted as a ket &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;|\psi(t)\rangle&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;. The equation is given by:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math display=&amp;quot;block&amp;quot;&amp;gt;i\hbar\frac{\partial}{\partial t}|\psi(t)\rangle = \hat{H}|\psi(t)\rangle&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Here, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;i&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the imaginary unit, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\hbar&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the reduced Planck constant, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;|\psi(t)\rangle&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the state of the system at time &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;t&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, and &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\hat{H}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the Hamiltonian operator—the observable corresponding to the total energy of the system.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Schrödinger equation is powerful but applies only to &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;pure states&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. A more general description of a quantum system is the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Density matrix|density matrix]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (or density operator), denoted &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\rho&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, which can represent both pure states and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;mixed states&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (statistical ensembles of quantum states). The time evolution of the density matrix is governed by the Liouville-von Neumann equation:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math display=&amp;quot;block&amp;quot;&amp;gt;i\hbar\frac{d}{dt}\rho(t) = [\hat{H}, \rho(t)]&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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where &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;[\hat{H}, \rho(t)] = \hat{H}\rho(t) - \rho(t)\hat{H}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the commutator of the Hamiltonian with the density matrix. This equation is the quantum mechanical analogue of the classical Liouville&amp;#039;s theorem. For a closed system, the Von Neumann equation is entirely equivalent to the Schrödinger equation,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last1=Sakurai |first1=J. J. |last2=Napolitano |first2=Jim |date=2020-09-17 |title=Modern Quantum Mechanics |url=https://www.cambridge.org/highereducation/books/modern-quantum-mechanics/DF43277E8AEDF83CC12EA62887C277DC |access-date=2025-08-27 |website=Cambridge Aspire website |language=en |doi=10.1017/9781108587280 |bibcode=2020mqm..book.....S |isbn=978-1-108-58728-0 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; but its framework is essential for understanding the dynamics of open systems.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Open Quantum Systems ===&lt;br /&gt;
In practice, no quantum system is perfectly isolated from its environment. A system that interacts with its surroundings (often called a &amp;quot;bath&amp;quot;) is known as an [[Physics:Open quantum system|open quantum system]]. This interaction leads to a &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;non-unitary&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; evolution, where information and energy can be exchanged with the environment. &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last1=Breuer |first1=Heinz-Peter |title=The theory of open quantum systems |last2=Petruccione |first2=Francesco |date=2009 |publisher=Clarendon Press |isbn=978-0-19-852063-4 |edition=1. publ. in paperback, [Nachdr.] |location=Oxford}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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This exchange causes uniquely quantum phenomena to decay, a process known as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Physics:Quantum decoherence|decoherence]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, where the clean superposition of states degrades into a classical mixture. It also leads to &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Dissipation|dissipation]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, where the system loses energy to its environment. &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:2&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The dynamics of open quantum systems are typically modeled using [[Quantum master equation|quantum master equations]]. The most general form for a system whose environment has no memory (a Markovian system) is the [[Physics:Lindbladian|Lindblad equation]], also known as the Gorini–Kossakowski–Sudarshan–Lindblad (GKSL) equation:&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite journal |last1=Chruściński |first1=Dariusz |title=A Brief History of the GKLS Equation |date=2017-11-04 |arxiv=1710.05993 |last2=Pascazio |first2=Saverio |journal=Open Systems &amp;amp; Information Dynamics |volume=24 |issue=3 |doi=10.1142/S1230161217400017 |bibcode=2017OSID...2440001C }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math display=&amp;quot;block&amp;quot;&amp;gt;\frac{d}{dt}\rho(t) = - \frac{i}{\hbar}[\hat{H}, \rho] + \sum_k \left( L_k \rho L_k^\dagger - \frac{1}{2}\{L_k^\dagger L_k, \rho\} \right)&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In this equation:&lt;br /&gt;
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* The first term, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;- \frac{i}{\hbar}[\hat{H}, \rho]&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, describes the ordinary unitary evolution of the system, identical to the Von Neumann equation.&lt;br /&gt;
* The second term, often called the &amp;quot;dissipator&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;Lindbladian&amp;quot;, describes the irreversible, non-unitary dynamics due to the environment.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last1=Nielsen |first1=Michael A. |url=https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511976667 |title=Quantum Computation and Quantum Information |last2=Chuang |first2=Isaac L. |date=2012-06-05 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |doi=10.1017/cbo9780511976667 |isbn=978-1-107-00217-3}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* The operators &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;L_k&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; are known as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Lindblad operators&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; or &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Physics:Quantum jump method|quantum jump]] operators&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite journal |last1=Plenio |first1=M. B. |title=The quantum-jump approach to dissipative dynamics in quantum optics |date=1997-02-01 |last2=Knight |first2=P. L. |journal=Reviews of Modern Physics |volume=70 |pages=101–144 |doi=10.1103/RevModPhys.70.101 |arxiv=quant-ph/9702007 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; They model the specific ways the system is coupled to the bath (e.g., through photon emission or thermal noise). The &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\{A, B\} = AB + BA&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is the anticommutator.&lt;br /&gt;
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The study of open quantum systems is critical for understanding the quantum-to-classical transition and is essential for technologies like quantum computing, where decoherence is a primary engineering challenge.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Relation to classical dynamics ==&lt;br /&gt;
While quantum dynamics is fundamentally different from classical dynamics, it is also a generalization of it. The principles of classical mechanics emerge from quantum mechanics as an approximation in the macroscopic limit, a concept known as the [[Physics:Correspondence principle|correspondence principle]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The primary departure from classical physics lies in the nature of physical variables. In classical dynamics, variables like position (&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;x&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;) and momentum (&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;p&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;) are simple numbers ([[Physics:C-number|c-number]]). In quantum dynamics, they are represented by operators ([[Physics:Quantum number|q-numbers]]) which, crucially, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;do not necessarily commute&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. For instance, the position operator &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\hat{X}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; and the momentum operator &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\hat{P}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; are related by the canonical commutation relation:&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;math display=&amp;quot;block&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[\hat{X}, \hat{P}] = \hat{X}\hat{P} - \hat{P}\hat{X} = i\hbar&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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This non-commutativity is the source of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle and fundamentally alters the dynamics of a system,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:1&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; making it impossible to simultaneously know the precise position and momentum of a particle. The relationship between the quantum commutator and the classical Poisson bracket, &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;[\hat{A}, \hat{B}] \leftrightarrow i\hbar\{A, B\}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, was a key insight in the development of quantum mechanics, first noted by Paul Dirac.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last=Dirac |first=P. A. M. |title=The principles of quantum mechanics |date=2010 |publisher=Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-852011-5 |edition=4. ed. (rev.), repr |series=International series of monographs on physics |location=Oxford}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Despite this difference, the role of the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Hamiltonian&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; remains central in both frameworks. Just as the classical Hamiltonian generates the time evolution of a system through Hamilton&amp;#039;s equations, the quantum Hamiltonian operator &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\hat{H}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; dictates the evolution of the quantum state through the Schrödinger equation. For systems with large quantum numbers (i.e., on a macroscopic scale), the quantum evolution described by the Schrödinger equation will average out to produce the trajectory predicted by Newton&amp;#039;s laws.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
*Quantum Field Theory&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Physics:Perturbation theory|Perturbation theory]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Semigroups&lt;br /&gt;
*Pseudodifferential operators&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Brownian motion]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Dilation theory&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Physics:Quantum probability|Quantum probability]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Free probability]]&lt;br /&gt;
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