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Exact generalized master equations, for both quantum and classical systems, are derived for completely arbitrary initial states (arbitrary initial "correlations") in the form of a "density expansion." This result is a generalization of a previous equation which was restricted to initially "uncorrelated" states.
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J. Weinstock (1965) studied this question.
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