On the stability of periodically time-dependent quantum systems

Reviews in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 725-764

  Duclos, P ^a   Soccorsi, E ^a   Stovicek P ^b   Vittot, M ^a  

^a CENTRE DE PHYSIQUE THÉORIQUE   (France)

^b CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Dynamical stability; Floquet operator; Time dependent quantum system

Indexed keywords

EID: 47049100844     PISSN: 0129055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0129055X08003390     Document Type: Article

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