Abstract
We consider a quantum linear oscillator coupled to a bath in equilibrium at an arbitrary temperature and then exposed to an external field arbitrary in form and strength. We then derive the reduced density operator in closed form of the coupled oscillator in a non-equilibrium state at an arbitrary time.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3828-3837 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics |
| Volume | 374 |
| Issue number | 37 |
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| State | Published - Aug 16 2010 |
Keywords
- Field-induced dynamics
- Quantum Brownian oscillator
- Reduced density operator