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Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General

On the energy spectrum of the damped quantum oscillator

Marek S. Wartak

Published May 7, 1989• 2 citations
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Abstract

Feynman-Vernon theory is used to calculate the energy levels of a quantum harmonic oscillator interacting linearly with a heat bath.
DOI
10.1088/0305-4470/22/9/002

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