From the Von-Neumann equation to the quantum Boltzmann equation in a deterministic framework

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 387-447

  Castella, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Density matrix; Fermi's golden rule; Liouville equation; Oscillatory integrals in large dimensions; Pauli master equation; Time dependent scattering theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035535173     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010374114551     Document Type: Article

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