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.

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Original languageEnglish
Article number244107
Pages (from-to)2441071-24410712
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Chemical Physics
Volume130
Issue number24
Publication statusPublished - 28 Jun 2009
Peer-reviewedYes

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Scopus 67650493563
WOS 000267600400008

Keywords

Keywords

  • coherence, interference (wave), oscillators, spectral line shift, ENERGY RELAXATION, QUANTUM, APPROXIMATION, PROPAGATION, STATE, REPRESENTATION, TRANSITION