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OverviewThis book deals with the statistical mechanics and dynamics of open quantum systems moving irreversibly under the influence of a dissipative environment. The basic concepts and methods are described on the basis of a microscopic description with emphasis on the functional integral approach. The general theory for the time evolution of the density matrix of the damped system is developed. Many of the sophisticated ideas in the field are explained with simple models. The discussion includes, among others, the interplay between thermal and quantum fluctuations, quantum statistical decay, macroscopic quantum tunneling and quantum coherence. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ulrich Weiss (Univ Stuttgart, Germany)Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Imprint: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Volume: 2 ISBN: 9789810207540ISBN 10: 9810207549 Pages: 252 Publication Date: 01 March 1993 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 9789810240912 Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPath integral formulation; imaginery-time and real-time approach; microscopic models; ohmic and super-ohmic dissipation; quantum statistical decay; dissipative two-state and multi-state systems; quantum diffusion in solids; quantum Brownian motion; quantum noise theory; macroscopic quantum tunneling and quantum coherence; macroscopic quantum effects in Josephson systems; response functions and fluctutation-dissipation theorem; structure factor for neutron scattering; universal low-temperature properties of dissipative quantum systems.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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