International Journal of Modern Physics B

THE DYNAMICS OF A QUANTUM CIRCUIT CONNECTED TO A CLASSICAL LOSSY OSCILLATOR

Timothy P. Spiller, D. A. Poulton, Terrence D. Clark, Robert J. Prance, Helen Prance

Published May 20, 1991• 14 citations

Abstract

We calculate the dynamical behaviour of a classical circuit weakly coupled to a macroscopic quantum circuit, in the adiabatic limit. The quantum circuit generates characteristic signatures in these dynamics. The relevance of these results to SQUID magnetometer experiments is discussed.

DOI: 10.1142/s0217979291000687

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