Aparna Rajan

Optimal dissipative pathways in open quantum systems: a variational framework for environmental heat dissipation minimization

Optimal control in open quantum systems is considered, with a focus on a two-level logical qubit system whose time evolution is governed by Markovian dynamics described within the Lindblad (GKSL) formalism. The objective is to minimize the net heat transferred to the environment during the transition while explicitly...