Nonlinear extensions of Schrödinger-Von Neumann quantum dynamics: A set of necessary conditions for compatibility with thermodynamics

Modern Physics Letters A

Volumn 20, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 977-984

  Beretta, Gian Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Microscopic irreversibility; Nonlinear quantum dynamics; Spontaneous decoherence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME;

EID: 20844455117     PISSN: 02177323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0217732305017263     Document Type: Article

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