Dissipative Quantum Systems

Gert‐Ludwig Ingold

Published Jan 1, 1997• 24 citations

Abstract

Dissipation is a ubiquitous phenomenon in real physical systems. Its nature is made clear by considering the damped harmonic oscillator, a paradigm for dissipative sys-tems in the classical as well as the quantum regime. After starting at a nonequilibrium position, the system will perform damped oscillations and end up in the equilibrium

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