Globally collective effects in open quantum systems

We studied the behaviour of open quantum systems as a function of the coupling strength to one decay channel in a simple scattering model. Under critical conditions a reorganization of the spectrum occurs that causes a bifurcation of the time scales. We derive analytically the condition under which...

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Authors: Muller, M, Heiss, WD, Jung, C, Rotter, I
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2001
Country:México
Institution:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Repository:Sistema de Información de la Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.fciencias.unam.mx:11154/1989
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11154/1989
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Physics, Condensed Matter
level repulsion
phase transition
interference of resonances
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Summary:We studied the behaviour of open quantum systems as a function of the coupling strength to one decay channel in a simple scattering model. Under critical conditions a reorganization of the spectrum occurs that causes a bifurcation of the time scales. We derive analytically the condition under which the reorganization process can be understood as a second-order phase transition. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.