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View SchemaMaster equation for a quantum particle in a gas
| Authors | Klaus Hornberger |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0607085 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0607085 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.060601 |
| Journal | Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 060601 (2006) |
Abstract
The equation for the quantum motion of a Brownian particle in a gaseous environment is derived by means of S-matrix theory. This quantum version of the linear Boltzmann equation accounts non-perturbatively for the quantum effects of the scattering dynamics and describes decoherence and dissipation in a unified framework. As a completely positive master equation it incorporates both the known equation for an infinitely massive Brownian particle and the classical linear Boltzmann equation as limiting cases.
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