Liouville–von Neumann equation

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The Liouville–von Neumann equation is the fundamental quantum-mechanical evolution equation governing the time dependence of the density operator, generalizing the Schrödinger equation to mixed states and open-system dynamics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf equation of motion ⓘ
evolution equation ⓘ
quantum mechanical equation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs quantum Liouville equation ⓘ
von Neumann equation ⓘ
appliesTo closed quantum systems ⓘ
mixed quantum states ⓘ
open quantum systems ⓘ
pure quantum states ⓘ
assumes Hamiltonian generates time evolution ⓘ
category fundamental equation of quantum theory ⓘ
classicalAnalogue classical Liouville equation ⓘ
linked to: Liouville equation
codomain space of density operators on a Hilbert space ⓘ
contains commutator of Hamiltonian and density operator ⓘ
describes conservation of probability in quantum mechanics ⓘ
reversible quantum dynamics for closed systems ⓘ
domain Hilbert space of the quantum system ⓘ
ensures unitary time evolution for closed systems ⓘ
expresses unitary time evolution in terms of the density operator ⓘ
field quantum mechanics ⓘ
framework density matrix formalism ⓘ
generalizes Schrödinger equation ⓘ
governs time dependence of the density matrix ⓘ
time evolution of the density operator ⓘ
historicallyNamedAfter John von Neumann ⓘ
Joseph Liouville ⓘ
implies Hermiticity of density operator is preserved ⓘ
positivity of density operator is preserved for closed systems ⓘ
trace of density operator is conserved ⓘ
isBasisFor Lindblad master equation in Markovian open systems ⓘ
isFirstOrderIn time ⓘ
isLinearIn density operator ⓘ
mathematicalForm operator differential equation ⓘ
reducesTo Schrödinger equation for pure states in state-vector form ⓘ
relatedTo Heisenberg equation of motion ⓘ
master equations for open quantum systems ⓘ
requires self-adjoint Hamiltonian operator ⓘ
standardForm iħ dρ/dt = [H, ρ] ⓘ
timeDependentVersionOf quantum Liouville equation ⓘ
usedIn nuclear magnetic resonance ⓘ
open quantum systems theory ⓘ
quantum information theory ⓘ
quantum optics ⓘ
quantum statistical mechanics ⓘ
quantum thermodynamics ⓘ
usesSymbol H for the Hamiltonian operator ⓘ
ħ for the reduced Planck constant ⓘ
ρ for the density operator ⓘ

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Bloch equations → relatedTo → Liouville–von Neumann equation ⓘ
Vlasov equation → relatedTo → Liouville equation ⓘ
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Liouville–von Neumann equation → alsoKnownAs → quantum Liouville equation ⓘ
linked to: Liouville–von Neumann equation
Liouville–von Neumann equation → alsoKnownAs → von Neumann equation ⓘ
linked to: Liouville–von Neumann equation
Liouville–von Neumann equation → timeDependentVersionOf → quantum Liouville equation ⓘ
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Liouville equation → relatedTo → quantum Liouville equation ⓘ
linked to: Liouville–von Neumann equation