ISSN:
1572-9613
Keywords:
Chaos
;
quantum irreversibility
;
spin-boson Hamiltonian
;
Wigner distribution
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract We study the Hamiltonian of a two-level system interacting with a one-mode radiation field by means of the Wigner method and without using the rotating-wave approximation. We show that a phenomenon of collapses and revival, reminiscent of that exhibited by the Jaynes-Cummings model, takes place in the high-coupling limit. This process appears as irreversible or virtually reversible, according to whether the semiclassical regime is chaotic or not. Thus, we find a new mechanism for dissipation in the quantum domain.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01048848
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