# Markovian Master Equation and Uncorrelated States

1. Mar 11, 2009

### Kreizhn

1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
In deriving the Markovian master equation for a weakly coupled system+environment scensario, we have
$$\frac{\partial}{\partial t} P \rho(t) = \alpha^2 \int_{t_0}^t P L(t) L(s) P \rho(s) ds$$
where $\alpha$ is the coupling strenght, $P\rho = \left( \mathrm{Tr} \rho \right) \otimes \rho_B$ for $\rho_B$ the initial environment state, $Q\rho = (\mathcal I - P ) \rho$ for $\mathcal I$ the identity superoperator, and L the Liouvillian of the system satisfying $L(t)\rho = -i[H_I(t), \rho(t)]$ where H is the interaction Hamiltonian. My goal is to show that with the knowledge, if we have an initially uncorrelated state
$$\rho(t_0) = \rho_A(t_0) \otimes \rho_B(t_0)$$
then the state remains uncorrelated for all time $t \geq 0$

3. The attempt at a solution
This pre-master equation comes from the fact that we've assumed the propagator $G(s,t) = \mathrm{exp}\left[ \alpha \int_s^t QL(\tau) d\tau \right]$ is approximated by identity (which occurs in the weak coupling limit). I need to show that in this weak coupling limit, the states do not become entangled (intuitively reasonable), though I can't think of how to show that the evolution according to the above differo-integral equation keeps the states uncorrelated.

2. Mar 13, 2009

### Kreizhn

Nobody has any ideas?

3. Mar 13, 2009

### gabbagabbahey

Well, this is just an idea but; you might try showing that $$\rho(t) = \rho_A(t) \otimes \rho_B(t)$$ is a solution, and then perhaps see if there might be some uniqueness theorem you could appeal to that guarantees it's the only solution given the initial condition $$\rho(t_0) = \rho_A(t_0) \otimes \rho_B(t_0)$$