Quantum dissipative systems

Starting from first principles, this book introduces the fundamental concepts and methods of dissipative quantum mechanics and explores related phenomena in condensed matter systems. Major experimental achievements in cooperation with theoretical advances have brightened the field and brought it to...

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Main Author Weiss, Ulrich
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd 2012
World Scientific
WORLD SCIENTIFIC
Edition4th ed.
Subjects
Mathematical physics
Path integrals
Quantum theory
Thermodynamics
Thermodynamics
Quantum Mechanics
Quantum Tunneling
Quantum System
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ISBN9789814374910
9814374911
9789814374927
981437492X
9789812791627
9812791620
DOI10.1142/8334

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Table of Contents:
  • Quantum dissipative systems -- Preface -- Preface to the Third Edition -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- Part I: General Theory of Open Quantum Systems; 2. Diverse limited approaches: a brief survey -- 3. System-plus-reservoir models -- 4. Imaginary-time approach and equilibrium dynamics -- 5. Real-time path integrals and nonequilibrium dynamics -- Part II: Miscellaneous Applications; 6. Damped linear quantum mechanical oscillator -- 7. Quantum Brownian free motion -- 8. The thermodynamic variational approach -- 9. Suppression of quantum coherence -- Part III: Quantum Statistical Decay; 10. Introduction -- 11. Classical rate theory: a brief overview -- 12. Quantum rate theory: basic methods -- 13. Multidimensional quantum rate theory -- 14. Crossover from thermal to quantum decay -- 15. Thermally activated decay -- 16. The crossover region -- 17. Dissipative quantum tunneling -- Part IV: The Dissipative Two-State System; 18. Introduction -- 19. Thermodynamics -- 20. Electron transfer and incoherent tunneling -- 21. Two-state dynamics: basics and methods -- 22. Two-state dynamics: sundry topics -- 23. The driven two-state system -- Part V: The Dissipative Multi-State System; 24. Quantum Brownian particle in a washboard potential -- 25. Multi-state dynamics -- 26. Duality symmetry -- 27. Twisted partition function and nonlinear mobility -- 28. Charge transport in quantum impurity systems -- 29. Quantum transport for sub-and super-Ohmic friction -- Bibliography -- Index.