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Author Ankerhold, Joachim

Title Quantum tunneling in complex systems : the semiclassical approach / Joachim Ankerhold
Published Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 210 pages) : 62 illustrations
Series Springer tracts in modern physics, 0081-3869 ; 224
Springer tracts in modern physics ; 224. 0081-3869
Contents Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- 2. Semiclassical approximation -- 3. Tunneling in the energy domain -- 4. Wave-packet tunneling in real-time -- 5. Tunneling on open systems : thermodynamical approaches -- 6. Tunneling in open systems : dynamics -- 7. Unified dynamical theory -- from thermal activation to coherent and incoherent tunneling
Summary "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."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Tunneling (Physics)
Quantum theory.
SCIENCE -- Physics -- Condensed Matter.
Quantum theory.
Tunneling (Physics)
Physique.
Quantum theory
Tunneling (Physics)
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2006938410
ISBN 9783540680765
3540680764
6610853398
9786610853397
1280853395
9781280853395