Quantum brownian motion and the third law of thermodynamics

Acta Physica Polonica B

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1537-1550

  Hänggi, Peter ^a   Ingold, Gert Ludwig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; FUNCTIONS; QUANTUM THEORY; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMODYNAMICS;

FINITE QUANTUM DISSIPATION; HARMONIC OSCILLATORS; THERMODYNAMIC FUNCTIONS;

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT;

EID: 33745935850     PISSN: 05874254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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