Quantum Smoluchowski equation: escape from a metastable state

We develop a quantum Smoluchowski equation in terms of a true probability distribution function to describe quantum Brownian motion in configuration space in large friction limit at arbitrary temperature and derive the rate of barrier crossing and tunneling within a unified scheme. The present treatment is independent of path integral formalism and is based on canonical quantization procedure.

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Year of publication:	2003
Authors:	Banerjee, Dhruba ; Bag, Bidhan Chandra ; Banik, Suman Kumar ; Ray, Deb Shankar
Published in:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 318.2003, 1, p. 6-13
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Quantum Smoluchowski equation \| Activated rate processes \| Tunneling

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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