Download or read book Quantum Dynamical Semigroups and Applications written by Robert Alicki and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-04-23 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reinvigorated by advances and insights the quantum theory of irreversible processes has recently attracted growing attention. This volume introduces the very basic concepts of semigroup dynamics of open quantum systems and reviews a variety of modern applications. Originally published as Volume 286 (1987) in Lecture in Physics, this volume has been newly typeset, revised and corrected and also expanded to include a review on recent developments.