Quantum Tunneling in Complex Systems

The Semiclassical Approach
1. Auflage. Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-3-642-08775-2
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, Band 224, 210 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 353 g

Reihe: Springer Tracts in Modern Physics

In the last two decades remarkable progress has been made in understanding and describing tunneling processes in complex systems in terms of classical trajectories. This book introduces recent concepts and achievements with particular emphasis on a dynamical formulation and relations to specific systems in mesoscopic, molecular, atomic and nuclear physics. Advanced imaginary time techniques, e.g. for decay rates and tunnel splittings, are discussed in the first part. The second part covers current developments for wave-packet tunneling in real-time, and the third part describes thermodynamical and nonequilibrium approaches for barrier transmission in dissipative systems.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ankerhold, Joachim

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Theoretische Physik, Mathematische Physik, Computerphysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Statistische Physik, Dynamische Systeme

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Semiclassical Approximation.- Tunneling in the Energy Domain.- Wave-packet Tunneling in Real-time.- Tunneling in Open Systems: Thermodynamical Approaches.- Tunneling in Open Systems: Dynamics.- Unified Dynamical Theory -.- Final Remarks and Outlook.