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Non-Markovian Particle Dynamics in Continuously Controlled Quantum Gases D. Ivanov and S. Wallentowitz Fachbereich Physik, Universit¨at Rostock, Universit¨atsplatz 3, D-18051 Rostock, Germany (Dated: February 1, 2008) For a quantum gas, being subject to continuous feedback of a macroscopic observable, the single-particle dy- namics is studied. Albeit feedback-induced particle correlations, it is shown that analytic solutions are obtained by formally extending the single-particle Hilbert space by an auxiliary degree of freedom. The particle’s motion is then fed by colored noise, which effectively maps quantum-statistical correlations onto the single particle. Thus, the single particle in the continuously controlled gas follows a non-Markovian trajectory in phase-space. PACS numbers: 05.40.-a, 05.30.-d, 05.30.Jp 4 0 0 As noted by Caves and Milburn [1], the continuous obser- feedback will act as a damping force and unavoidably also 2 vation of an object inevitably results in an increasing uncer- randomizes the motion of the center of mass. tainty of its momentum, which may cause it to eventually The quantum dynamics due to the continuous feedback pro- v o escape from the region of observation. An experiment thus cess has been shown [1] to be governed by the master equation N necessarily requires a mechanism to keep the object at fixed of quantum Brownian motion [8, 9], location in the laboratory. Such constraining forces can be 0 covered under the general noti