Generalization of the geometric phase to completely positive maps

M Ericsson, E Sjoqvist, J Brannlund, D K L Oi, A K Pati

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Abstract

We generalize the notion of relative phase to completely positive (CP) maps with known unitary representation, based on interferometry. Parallel transport conditions that define the geometric phase for such maps are introduced. The interference effect is embodied in a set of interference patterns defined by flipping the environment state in one of the two paths. We show for the qubit that this structure gives rise to interesting additional information about the geometry of the evolution defined by the CP map.

Original languageEnglish
Article number020101
Pages (from-to)-
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review A
Volume67
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2003

Keywords

  • geometry
  • positive maps
  • parallel transport

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