Master and Langevin equations for electromagnetic dissipation and decoherence of density matrices

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 553-560

  Haba, Z ^a   Kleinert, H ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

03.65. w Quantum mechanics; 03.65.Yz Decoherence; open systems; quantum statistical methods; 05.40. a Fluctuation phenomena, random processes, noise, and Brownian motion; 05.45. a Nonlinear dynamics and nonlinear dynamical systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042412021     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100510170166     Document Type: Article

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