Diagrammatic algorithms for open quantum systems

Seminar: 
Analysis
Event time: 
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 - 4:00pm
Location: 
LOM 215
Speaker: 
Jianfeng Lu
Speaker affiliation: 
Duke
Event description: 

Simulating open quantum systems is challenging due to its high dimensionality. The recently proposed inchworm algorithm provides an efficient strategy to reduce the bath degree of freedom based on diagrammatic resummation techniques. In this talk, we will discuss some recent progress in mathematical understanding of such diagrammtic algorithms. In particular, we will introduce a new algorithm for open quantum systems based on an integral-differential equation formulation.