The effect of initial correlations on the evolution of quantum states

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Until fairly recently, it


evolution is described by a map which is not completely positive. Maps that are not completely positive are not as well understood and the implications of having such a map are not completely known.  I will discuss a few examples and a theorem (or two) which may help us understand the implications of having maps which are not completely positive.