Variational study of a two-level system coupled to a harmonic oscillator in an ultrastrong-coupling regime

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Hwang, Myung Joong ^a   Choi, Mahn Soo ^b  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARMONIC OSCILLATORS; NONCLASSICAL BEHAVIOR; NONCLASSICAL EFFECTS; QUANTUM CORRELATION EFFECTS; TWO-LEVEL SYSTEM; VARIATIONAL SOLUTIONS;

OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); WAVE FUNCTIONS;

OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 77956310102     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.82.025802     Document Type: Article

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