Advances in Open Systems and Fundamental Tests of Quantum Mechanics: Proceedings of the 684. WE-Heraeus-Seminar, Bad Honnef, Germany, 2–5 December 2018 (Springer Proceedings in Physics Book 237)

Quantum mechanics has shown unprecedented success as a physical theory, but it has forced a new view on the description of physical reality. In recent years, important progress has been achieved both in the theory of open quantum systems and in the experimental realization and control of such systems. A great deal of the new results is concerned with the characterization and quantification of quantum memory effects. From this perspective, the 684. WE-Heraeus-Seminar has brought together scientists from different communities, both theoretical and experimental, sharing expertise on open quantum systems, as well as the commitment to the understanding of quantum mechanics. This book consists of many contributions addressing the diversified physics community interested in foundations of quantum mechanics and its applications and it reports about recent results in open quantum systems and their connection with the most advanced experiments testing quantum mechanics. Front Matter ....Pages i-x Collapse Models: Main Properties and the State of Art of the Experimental Tests (Matteo Carlesso, Sandro Donadi)....Pages 1-13 Information Flow Versus Divisibility for Non-invertible Dynamical Maps (Dariusz Chruściński, Ángel Rivas, Sagnik Chakraborty)....Pages 15-28 Quantum Non-Markovian Collision Models from Colored-Noise Baths (Dario Cilluffo, Francesco Ciccarello)....Pages 29-40 Non-monotonic Population and Coherence Evolution in Markovian Open-System Dynamics (J. F. Haase, A. Smirne, S. F. Huelga)....Pages 41-57 Revealing Correlations Between a System and an Inaccessible Environment (Manuel Gessner, Heinz-Peter Breuer)....Pages 59-71 Transient Synchronization in Open Quantum Systems (Gian Luca Giorgi, Albert Cabot, Roberta Zambrini)....Pages 73-89 Creation and Detection of Molecular Schrödinger Cat States: Iodine in Cryogenic Krypton Observed via Four-Wave-Mixing Optics (David Picconi, Irene Burghardt)....Pages 91-112 Back Matter ....Pages 113-113