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arXiv:1008.4402 · Annals of Physics

Non-equilibrium effects upon the non-Markovian Caldeira–Leggett quantum master equation

A.O. Bolivar

Published Mar 7, 2011• 2 citations
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10.1016/j.aop.2011.02.007

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