Semiclassical time evolution of the density matrix and tunneling

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 3450-3465

  Ankerhold, Joachim ^a   Grabert, Hermann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

BARRIER PENETRATION; DOUBLE-WELL POTENTIAL; FLUCTUATION SPECTRA; RELEVANT FLUCTUATIONS; SEMICLASSICAL ANALYSIS; SEMICLASSICAL LIMIT; THERMAL ACTIVATION; TIME-DEPENDENT DENSITY MATRIX;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 0010227374     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.61.3450     Document Type: Article

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