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Topological view of quantum tunneling coherent destruction

High Energy Physics - Theory 2017-09-13 v1 Quantum Physics

Abstract

Quantum tunneling of the ground and first excited states in a quantum superposition driven by a novel analytical configuration of a double-well (DW) potential is investigated. Symmetric and asymmetric potentials are considered as to support quantum mechanical zero mode and first excited state analytical solutions. Reporting about a symmetry breaking that supports the quantum conversion of a zero-mode stable vacuum into an unstable tachyonic quantum state, two inequivalent topological scenarios are supposed to drive stable tunneling and coherent tunneling destruction respectively. A complete prospect of the Wigner function dynamics, vector field fluxes and the time dependence of stagnation points is obtained for the analytical potentials that support stable and tachyonic modes.

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@article{arxiv.1701.03144,
  title  = {Topological view of quantum tunneling coherent destruction},
  author = {Alex E. Bernardini and Mariana Chinaglia},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1701.03144},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

8 pages, 4 figures. Based on a poster presentation at DICE 2016 Spacetime - Matter - Quantum Mechanics ... news on missing links, 12th - 16th September 2016, Castiglioncello, Italy