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A model of dissipative quantum dynamics (with a nonlinear friction term) is applied to systems periodic in time. The model is compared with the standard approaches based on the Floquet theorem. It is shown that for weak frictions the asymptotic states of the dynamics we propose are the periodic steady states which are usually postulated to be the states relevant for the statistical mechanics of time-periodic systems. A solution to the problem of nonuniqueness of the “quasienergies” is proposed. The implication of a nonlinear evolution for Ludwig's axiomatization is briefly outlined.
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Gisin, N. Dissipative quantum dynamics for systems periodic in time. Found Phys 13, 643–654 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01889346
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