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c COMMUNICATIONS IN INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS 2009 International Press Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 1-40, 2009 001 ON SOME MODEL PROBLEMS IN QUANTUM CONTROL∗ NAVIN KHANEJA† Abstract. Control and manipulation of quantum mechanical systems using electromagnetic fields is a widely studied subject in areas of physics and chemistry, including spectroscopy, atomic molecular, and optical physics, and quantum chemistry. This article attempts to provide a glimpse into the rich class of bilinear control systems that are ubiquitous in these problems. In this article, we use control of spin systems in magnetic resonance as a model system to highlight characteristic feature of problems in quantum control. Background information is provided to enable the reader to appreciate new results and developments, where principled use of ideas from control theory have provided new insights into finding optimal ways to control and manipulate quantum mechanical systems. The study of deterministic and stochastic models that arise in problems in measurement and manipulation of quantum mechanical systems may foster new developments in control. 1. Introduction. The article describes some differential equation models that arise in the control and manipulation of quantum mechanical phenomena. Control of spin dynamics in NMR spectroscopy [1, 2, 3] is used as a paradigm to outline general principles in the control of quantum systems and describe some common characteristic phenomenon encountered in control of these physical systems. The defining equation for the state of a quantum mechanical system is the Sch