Quantum fluctuating barriers

被引:21
作者
Ankerhold, J
Pechukas, P
机构
[1] Univ Freiburg, Fak Phys, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
[2] Columbia Univ, Dept Chem, New York, NY 10027 USA
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EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 2000年 / 52卷 / 03期
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10.1209/epl/i2000-00433-3
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Tunneling dynamics in metastable and bistable potentials driven by correlated noise is studied. For barriers fluctuating randomly in time we show by exact numerical and approximate analytical calculations the significant impact on the incoherent and coherent decay. Thereby we make use of both a stochastic Schrodinger equation and the corresponding exact master equation. The crucial role of synchronization of barrier flippings with intrinsic system dynamics is revealed.
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