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Open Quantum Systems Decoherence Quantum Thermodynamics

Stochastic Methods in Atomic Systems and QED

arXiv
Authors: R. F. O'Connell

Year

2010

Paper ID

11165

Status

Preprint

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We show that treating the blackbody radiation field as a heat bath enables one to utilize powerful techniques from the realm of stochastic physics (such as the fluctuation-dissipation theorem and the related radiation damping) in order to treat problems that could not be treated rigorously by conventional methods. We illustrate our remarks by discussing specifically the effect of temperature on atomic spectral lines, and the solution to the problem of runaway solutions in the equation of motion of a radiating electron. We also present brief discussions relating to anomalous diffusion and wave packet spreading in a radiation field and the influence of quantum effects on the laws of thermodynamics.

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[1] DOI https://doi.org/arXiv:1009.4417 [2] arXiv https://arxiv.org/abs/1009.4417 [3] Publisher https://arxiv.org/abs/1009.4417

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