Quantum Levy processes and fractional kinetics

Exotic stochastic processes are shown to emerge in the quantum evolution of complex systems. Using influence function techniques, we consider the dynamics of a system coupled to a chaotic subsystem described through random matrix theory. We find that the reduced density matrix can display dynamics given by Levy stable laws. The classical limit of these dynamics can be related to fractional kinetic equations. In particular, we derive a fractional extension of Kramers equation. [S0031-9007(99)08391-X].