A Numerical Study of Quantum Decoherence

A Numerical Study of Quantum Decoherence

Year:    2012

Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 12 (2012), Iss. 1 : pp. 85–108

Abstract

The present paper provides a numerical investigation of the decoherence effect induced on a quantum heavy particle by the scattering with a light one. The time dependent two-particle Schrödinger equation is solved by means of a time-splitting method. The damping undergone by the non-diagonal terms of the heavy particle density matrix is estimated numerically, as well as the error in the Joos-Zeh approximation formula. 

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/cicp.011010.010611a

Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 12 (2012), Iss. 1 : pp. 85–108

Published online:    2012-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    24

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