Quantum theory of friction

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Barnett, Stephen M ^a   Cresser, James D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROWNIAN PARTICLE; MARKOVIAN QUANTUM THEORY; SINGLE MOLECULES;

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FRICTION; MOLECULAR PHYSICS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 27144461704     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.72.022107     Document Type: Article

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