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An introduction to macroscopic quantum phenomena and quantum dissipation /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Caldeira, Amir O., 1950- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Quantum theory.
Table of Contents:
  • Elements of magnetism
  • Elements of superconductivity
  • Brownian motion
  • Models for quantum dissipation
  • Implementation of the propagator approach
  • The damped harmonic oscillator
  • Dissipative quantum tunneling
  • Dissipative coherent tunneling
  • Outlook
  • Appendix A: Path integrals, the quantum mechanical propagator, and density operators
  • Appendix B: The Markovian master equation
  • Appendix C: Coherent-state representation
  • Appendix D: Euclidean methods.