The existence problem for dynamics of dissipative systems in quantum probability

Abstract

Motivated by existence problems for dissipative systems arising naturally in lattice models from quantum statistical mechanics, we consider the following $C^{\ast}$-algebraic setting: A given hermitian dissipative mapping $δ$ is densely defined in a unital $C^{\ast}$-algebra $\mathfrak{A}$. The identity element in ${\frak A}$ is also in the domain of $δ$. Completely dissipative maps $δ$ are defined by the requirement that the induced maps, $(a_{ij})\to (δ(a_{ij}))$, are dissipative on the $n$ by $n$ complex matrices over ${\frak A}$ for all $n$. We establish the existence of different types of maximal extensions of completely dissipative maps. If the enveloping von Neumann algebra of ${\frak A}$ is injective, we show the existence of an extension of $δ$ which is the infinitesimal generator of a quantum dynamical semigroup of completely positive maps in the von Neumann algebra. If $δ$ is a given well-behaved *-derivation, then we show that each of the maps $δ$ and $-δ$ is completely dissipative.