Abstract
We give a rigorous (Hamiltonian) treatment of a quantum system weakly coupled to an infinite free reservoir and subject to an external time-dependent driving potential varying on the scale of dissipation. The linear response of the system initially in thermal equilibrium is determined and compared with the usual expressions of linear response theory.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 511-523 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Journal of Statistical Physics |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 1978 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Open quantum systems
- linear response.
- time-dependent Hamiltonians