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Canonical Quantization Approach of a Class of a Dissipative System: Applications to Quantum Tunnelling with Dissipative Coupling

Quantum Physics 2017-05-12 v1

Abstract

We present a formalism for which a dissipative system is given by a variational principle. The formalism applies to dynamical systems where its trajectory is monotonic. Subsequently, we derive its Lagrangian and Hamiltonian. From the Hamiltonian, we quantize canonically the classical particle in a viscous media. We study the free quantum particle in a viscous media and the dissipative quantum tunnelling. It is found that the dissipation influences tunnelling probability by a factor that closely resembles the result of Caldeira and Leggett.

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@article{arxiv.1705.04156,
  title  = {Canonical Quantization Approach of a Class of a Dissipative System: Applications to Quantum Tunnelling with Dissipative Coupling},
  author = {N. Emir Anuar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1705.04156},
  year   = {2017}
}