C O Reinhold et al 2007 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 88 012030 doi:10.1088/1742-6596/88/1/012030
C O Reinhold1,6, M Seliger2, T Minami3, S Yoshida4, J Burgdörfer4, J J Mestayer5, W Zhao5, J C Lancaster5 and F B Dunning5
Show affiliationsA theoretical framework is briefly reviewed that treats the multiple collisions that a quantum system undergoes with particles in its environment. The dynamics is governed by the quantum Lindblad master equation for the density matrix, which can be solved using a Monte Carlo technique. Its classical limit is identified and provides an opportunity to study the role of decoherence in the quantum to classical transition. Applications are discussed related to the dynamics of ions and atoms interacting with solids and gases, and Rydberg wavepackets subject to coloured noise.
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C O Reinhold et al 2007 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 88 012030
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