Decoherence and quantum-classical dynamics in a dissipative bath

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 132, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Rank, J P ^a   Kapral, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOHERENCE; EQUATION OF MOTION; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; HOPPING TRAJECTORIES; MASTER EQUATIONS; NON-ADIABATIC; QUANTUM-CLASSICAL; QUANTUM-CLASSICAL SYSTEMS; SIMPLE MODEL; STOCHASTIC SURFACES;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; FRICTION; QUANTUM THEORY; TRIBOLOGY;

EQUATIONS OF MOTION;

EID: 77149134639     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3310811     Document Type: Article

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