Decoherence and dissipation in a molecular system coupled to an environment: An application of semiclassical hybrid dynamics
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Abstract
Applying the recently developed semiclassical hybrid dynamics [Grossmann, J. Chem. Phys. 125, 014111 (2006)], we study the decay of interference patterns in the reduced density as well as of the purity in a Morse oscillator test system due to the interaction with a finite harmonic bath at zero temperature. In the case that the bath mimics a continuous Ohmic spectral density, in addition to the quantum classical transition induced by the interaction with the environment, we corroborate the existence of a blueshift due to the bath coupling, predicted by Pollak [Phys. Rev. A 33, 4244 (1986)]. Furthermore, the decoherence dynamics of cat states is confirmed to be faster than that of single coherent states and we show that for a resonant bath the dissipation leads to an increase in the decoherence rate as compared to the low frequency bath.
Details
Original language | English |
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Article number | 244107 |
Pages (from-to) | 2441071-24410712 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Chemical Physics |
Volume | 130 |
Issue number | 24 |
Publication status | Published - 28 Jun 2009 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
Scopus | 67650493563 |
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WOS | 000267600400008 |
Keywords
Keywords
- coherence, interference (wave), oscillators, spectral line shift, ENERGY RELAXATION, QUANTUM, APPROXIMATION, PROPAGATION, STATE, REPRESENTATION, TRANSITION