抄録
We study the influence of damping on quantum interference of a particle in free space and in a harmonic potential. Using the influence-functional method, it is shown that the suppression of quantum interference is described by the ratio of the thermal diffusion induced by the environment to the quantum-mechanical diffusion. We describe the interference pattern as a function of the friction constant and the temperature, and discuss the difference between the strong damping limit and the classical limit.
| 本文言語 | English |
|---|---|
| ページ（範囲） | 889-902 |
| ページ数 | 14 |
| ジャーナル | Progress of Theoretical Physics |
| 巻 | 107 |
| 号 | 5 |
| DOI | |
| 出版ステータス | Published - 2002 5月 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- 物理学および天文学（全般）