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We show that a QMS on a σ-finite von Neumann algebra can be decomposed as the sum of several ``sub''-semigroups corresponding to transient and recurrent projections. We discuss two applications to physical models.
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Umanità, V. Classification and decomposition of Quantum Markov Semigroups. Probab. Theory Relat. Fields 134, 603–623 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00440-005-0450-7
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