Equilibrium and nonequilibrium dynamics of the sub-ohmic spin-boson model

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  • Frithjof B. Anders - , University of Bremen (Author)
  • Ralf Bulla - , Augsburg University (Author)
  • Matthias Vojta - , University of Cologne (Author)

Abstract

Employing the nonperturbative numerical renormalization group method, we study the dynamics of the spin-boson model, which describes a two-level system coupled to a bosonic bath with a spectral density J(ω) ωs. We show that, in contrast with the case of Ohmic damping, the delocalized phase of the sub-Ohmic model cannot be characterized by a single energy scale only, due to the presence of a nontrivial quantum phase transition. In the strongly sub-Ohmic regime, 1, weakly damped coherent oscillations on short time scales are possible even in the localized phase-this is of crucial relevance, e.g., for qubits subject to electromagnetic noise.

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Original languageEnglish
Article number210402
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume98
Issue number21
Publication statusPublished - 24 May 2007
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

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