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Title: Decoherence at absolute zero
Authors: Sinha, Supurna
Keywords: Decoherence
Quantum dissipation
Issue Date: Mar-1997
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Citation: Physics Letters A, 1997, Vol.228, p1-6
Abstract: We present an analytical study of the loss of quantum coherence at absolute zero. Our model consists of a harmonic oscillator coupled to an environment of harmonic oscillators at absolute zero. We find that for an Ohmic bath, the off-diagonal elements of the density matrix in the position representation decay as a power law in time at late times. This slow loss of coherence in the quantum domain is qualitatively different from the exponential decay observed in studies of high temperature environments.
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2289/3241
ISSN: 0375-9601
Alternative Location: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0375-9601(97)00098-4
Copyright: 1997 Elsevier B.V.
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