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Tunneling control using classical non-linear oscillator

Susmita Kar, Shankar Prasad Bhattacharyya

Published Jan 1, 2014• 1 citation

Abstract

A quantum particle is placed in symmetric double well potential which is coupled to a classical non-linear oscillator via a coupling function. With different spatial symmetry of the coupling and under various controlling fashions, the tunneling of the quantum particle can be enhanced or suppressed, or totally destroyed.

DOI: 10.1063/1.4872931

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