Different approach for evaluating dissipation in macroscopic quantum tunneling

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2002, Pages

  Agresti, A ^a   Barilli, M ^a   Ranfagni, A ^a,b   Ruggeri, R ^b   Susini, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b IFAC CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CAPACITANCE; ELECTRON TUNNELING; INTEGRATION; JOSEPHSON JUNCTION DEVICES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ENERGY LEVEL QUANTIZATION (ELQ); MACROSCOPIC QUANTUM COHERENCE (MQC); MACROSCOPIC QUANTUM TUNNELING (MQT); QUANTUM TUNNELING;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 37649033105     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.65.066616     Document Type: Article

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