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arXiv:1206.0671 · Physical Review A

Geometric magnetism in open quantum systems

Michele Campisi, S. Denisov, Peter Hänggi A

Published Sep 17, 2012• 34 citations
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Abstract

An isolated classical chaotic system, when driven by the slow change in several parameters, responds with two reaction forces: geometric friction and geometric magnetism. By using the theory of quantum fluctuation relations, we show that this holds true also for open quantum systems and provide explicit expressions for those forces in this case. This extends the concept of Berry curvature to the realm of open quantum systems. We illustrate our findings by calculating the geometric magnetism of a damped charged quantum harmonic oscillator transported along a path in physical space in the presence of a magnetic field and a thermal environment. We find that, in this case, the geometric magnetism is unaffected by the presence of the heat bath.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.86.032114

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