Published 1985 | Version v1
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On the quantum Langevin equation: the linear oscillator

  • 1. Center for Studies of Nonlinear Dynamics, La Jolla Institute, La Jolla, CA (USA)
  • 2. California Univ., San Diego, La Jolla (USA). Dept. of Chemistry

Description

The authors study the model of a harmonic oscillator coupled to a heat bath. A quantum Langevin equation is developed. A quantum fluctuation-dissipation relation is obtained which differs from the classical one and reduces to it in the high temperature limit. The main consequence of this relation is that spontaneous fluctuations in the quantum system can only be taken as Markovian under special circumstances. (Auth.)

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Publishing Information

Publisher
North-Holland.
Imprint Place
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
ISBN
0-444-86937-9
Imprint Title
The wonderful world of stochastics
Imprint Pagination
395 p.
Journal Volume
12
Series
Studies in Statistical Mechanics.
Journal Page Range
p. 189-204.