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Quantum dissipative systems

By Ulrich Weiss

Book information

Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Company
Year
2008
ISBN
9812791620, 9789812791627, 9789812791795
Open Library ID
OL17032535M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
4 MB (4340799 bytes)
Series
Series in Modern Condensed Matter Physics
Edition
3
Pages
527\527
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Scanned
yes
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

Major advances in the quantum theory of macroscopic systems, in combination with stunning experimental achievements, have brightened the field and brought it to the attention of the general community in natural sciences. Today, working knowledge of dissipative quantum mechanics is an essential tool for many physicists. This book -- originally published in 1990 and republished in 1999 as an enlarged second edition -- delves much deeper than ever before into the fundamental concepts, methods, and applications of quantum dissipative systems, including the most recent developments. In this third edition, 26 chapters from the second edition contain additional material and several chapters are completely rewritten. It deals with the phenomena and theory of decoherence, relaxation, and dissipation in quantum mechanics that arise from the interaction with the environment. In so doing, a general path integral description of equilibrium thermodynamics and nonequilibrium dynamics is developed. Contents: General Theory of Open Quantum Systems; Few Sample Applications; Quantum Statistical Decay; The Dissipative Two-State System; The Dissipative Multi-State System.

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