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Decoherence in resonantly driven bistable systems

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We study dissipative tunneling in a double well potential that is driven close to a resonance between the lowest tunnel doublet and a singlet. While the coherent dynamics can be described well within a three-level approximation, dissipative transitions to levels outside the singlet and the doublet may play a crucial role. Moreover, such transitions can enhance the entropy production significantly.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0206189,
  title  = {Decoherence in resonantly driven bistable systems},
  author = {Sigmund Kohler and Peter Hänggi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0206189},
  year   = {2007}
}

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12 pages, 7 figures, vch-book.cls