A review of progress in the physics of open quantum systems: theory and experiment

• Published in: Reports on progress in physics Vol. 78; no. 11; pp. 114001 - 37
• Main Authors: Rotter, I, Bird, J P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England IOP Publishing 01.11.2015
• Subjects: dynamical phase transition; Electronics; Evolution; exceptional points; Holes; Joining; mesoscopic physics; Microwaves; open quantum systems; optical tests of quantum theory; Quantum theory; quantum transport; Semiconductors; Single-electron transistors

This report on progress explores recent advances in our theoretical and experimental understanding of the physics of open quantum systems (OQSs). The study of such systems represents a core problem in modern physics that has evolved to assume an unprecedented interdisciplinary character. OQSs consis...