Crossover-time in quantum boson and spin systems /

The authors compare classical and quantum dynamics in the quasiclassical region of parameters and under the condition of unstable (chaotic) classical behavior. They estimate the characteristic time-scale at which classical and quantum solutions start to differ significantly. The method is based on e...

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Main Author: Berman, Gennady P., 1946-
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Other Authors: Bulgakov, Evgeny N., 1960-, Holm, Darryl D.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, [1994]
Series:Lecture notes in physics. Monographs ; m21.
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Summary:The authors compare classical and quantum dynamics in the quasiclassical region of parameters and under the condition of unstable (chaotic) classical behavior. They estimate the characteristic time-scale at which classical and quantum solutions start to differ significantly. The method is based on exact equations for time-dependent expectation values in boson and spin coherent states, and applies to rather general Hamiltonians with many degrees of freedom. The authors develop a consistent dynamical theory for quantum nonintegrable Hamiltonians and provide explicit examples of classical-quantum "crossover-time", a very common and fundamental phenomenon in quantum nonintegrable systems. This book can be recommended to graduate students and to specialists.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 268 pages) : illustrations.
ISBN:9783540484158 (electronic bk.)
3540484159 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:0940-7677 ;