QUANTUM IRREVERSIBILITY AND CHAOS

被引:49
作者
BONCI, L [1 ]
RONCAGLIA, R [1 ]
WEST, BJ [1 ]
GRIGOLINI, P [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV N TEXAS, DEPT PHYS, DENTON, TX 76203 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.2593
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We study the Hamiltonian of a two-level system interacting with a one-mode radiation field by means of the Wigner method and without using the rotating-wave approximation. We show that a phenomenon of collapses and revival, reminiscent of that exhibited by the Jaynes-Cummings model, takes place in the high-coupling limit. This process appears as irreversible or virtually reversible, according to whether the semiclassical regime is chaotic or not. Thus we find a new mechanism for dissipation in the quantum domain.
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页码:2593 / 2596
页数:4
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