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Unitary Evolution Between Pure and Mixed States

B. Reznik

quant-pharXiv:quant-ph/9504019

Abstract

We propose an extended quantum mechanical formalism that is based on a wave operator , which is related to the ordinary density matrix via ρ=. This formalism allows a (generalized) unitary evolution between pure and mixed states. It also preserves much of the connection between symmetries and conservation laws. The new formalism is illustrated for the case of a two level system.

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