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Quantum dissipative systems
- Title
- Quantum dissipative systems / Ulrich Weiss.
- Author
- Weiss, U. (Ulrich)
- Publication
- Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, ©1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QC174.12 .W45 1999 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xvi, 448 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "This book deals with the phenomena and theory of decoherence and dissipation in quantum mechanics that arise from the interaction with the environment. A general path integral description of equilibrium the thermodynamics and non-equilibrium dynamics is developed. The approach can deal with weak and strong dissipation, and with all kinds of memory effects. Applications to numerous phenomenological and microscopic systems are presented, where emphasis is put on condensed matter and chemical physics. The basic principles and methods of preparation functions, propagating functions, and time correlation functions are described. Special attention is focused on quantum tunneling and quantum coherence phenomena of macroscopic variables. Many illustrative realistic examples are discussed in some detail. The book attempts to provide a broad perspective and to open up this rapidly developing field to interested researchers normally working in different fields."--BOOK JACKET.
- Series Statement
- Series in modern condensed matter physics ; vol. 10
- Uniform Title
- Series in modern condensed matter physics ; vol. 10.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 427-444) and index.
- Contents
- I. General Theory of Open Quantum Systems -- Diverse limited approaches: a brief survey -- System-plus-reservoir models -- Imaginary-time path integrals -- Real-time path integrals and dynamics -- II. Few Simple Applications -- Damped harmonic oscillator -- Quantum Brownian motion -- The thermodynamic variational approach -- Suppression of quantum coherence -- III. Quantum Statistical Decay -- Introduction -- Classical rate theory: a brief overview -- Quantum rate theory: basic methods -- Multidimensional quantum rate theory -- Crossover from thermal to quantum decay -- Thermally activated decay -- The crossover region -- Dissipative quantum tunneling -- IV. The Dissipative Two-State System -- Introduction -- Thermodynamics -- Electron transfer and incoherent tunneling -- Two-state dynamics -- The driven two-state system -- V. The Dissipative Multi-State System -- Quantum Brownian particle in a cosine potential -- Multi-state dynamics -- Duality symmetry -- Tunneling of charge in a Luttinger liquid.
- ISBN
- 9810240910
- 9789810240912
- 9810240929
- 9789810240929
- OCLC
- ocm43469143
- 43469143
- SCSB-1140746
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library