Exact analytical solutions to the master equation of quantum Brownian motion for a general environment

Annals of Physics

Volumn 326, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1207-1258

  Fleming, C H ^a   Roura, Albert ^b   Hu, B L ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decoherence; Master equation; Non Markovian dynamics; Nonlocal dissipation; Open quantum systems; Quantum brownian motion

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954587090     PISSN: 00034916     EISSN: 1096035X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aop.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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