Quantum Kramers equation for energy diffusion and barrier crossing dynamics in the low-friction regime

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

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 20-

  Banerjee, Dhruba ^a   Banik, Suman Kumar ^a   Bag, Bidhan Chandra ^b   Ray, Deb Shankar ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (India)

^b VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DIFFUSION; FRICTION; HAMILTONIANS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ENERGY DIFFUSION; QUANTUM KRAMERS EQUATION; QUANTUM RATES; THERMAL ACTIVATION;

QUANTUM THEORY;

ARTICLE;

EID: 41349083737     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.66.051105     Document Type: Article

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