Decomposition and Classification of Generic Quantum Markov Semigroups: The Gaussian Gauge Invariant Case

Abstract

We study the structure of generic quantum Markov semigroups, arising from the stochastic limit of a discrete system with generic Hamiltonian interacting with a Gaussian gauge invariant reservoir. We show that they can be essentially written as the sum of their irreducible components determined by closed classes of states of the associated classical Markov jump process. Each irreducible component turns out to be recurrent, transient or have an invariant state if and only if its classical (diagonal) restriction is recurrent, transient or has an invariant state, respectively. We classify invariant states and study convergence towards invariant states as time goes to infinity.