LINDBLAD DECOHERENCE

The Lindblad master equation governs open quantum systems — quantum states decohering through interaction with an environment. Watch quantum superpositions collapse into classical mixtures.

dρ/dt = -i[H,ρ] + Σ_k γ_k(L_k ρ L_k† - ½{L_k†L_k, ρ})

ρ₀₀ = 0.50   ρ₁₁ = 0.50
|ρ₀₁| = 0.50   Purity = 1.00
von Neumann S = 0.00