Action principle for continuous quantum measurement
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Action Principle for Continuous Quantum Measurement
We present a stochastic path integral formalism for continuous quantum measurement that enables the analysis of rare events using action methods. By doubling the quantum state space to a canonical phase space, we can write the joint probability density function of measurement outcomes and quantum state trajectories as a phase space path integral. Extremizing this action produces the most likely...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Physical Review A
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1050-2947,1094-1622
DOI: 10.1103/physreva.88.042110