Dissipation model for extended environment
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A unified model for Diffusion Localization and Dissipation (DLD), optionally termed Diffusion with Local Dissipation, has been introduced for the study of Quantal Brownian Motion (QBM) in dynamical disorder
.
It can be regarded as a generalization of the familiar Caldeira-Leggett model.
where
denotes the dynamical coordinate of the 
scatterer or bath mode.
is the interaction potential,
and
are coupling constants. The spectral characterization of the bath
is analogous to that of the Caldeira-Leggett model:
i.e. the oscillators that appear in the Hamiltonian are distributed uniformly over space, and in each location have the same spectral distribution
.
Optionally the environment is characterized by the power spectrum of the fluctuations
,
which is determined by
and by the assumed interaction 
. See examples.
The model can be used to describes the dynamics of a Brownian particle in an Ohmic environment whose fluctuations are uncorrelated in space.
This should be contrasted with the Zwanzig-Caldeira-Leggett model, where the induced fluctuating force is assumed to be uniform in space (see figure).
At high temperatures the propagator possess a Markovian property and one can write down an equivalent Master equation. Unlike the case of the Zwanzig-Caldeira-Leggett model, genuine quantum mechanical effects manifest themselves due to the disordered nature of the environment.
Using Wigner picture of the dynamics one can distinguish between two different mechanisms for destruction of coherence: scattering mechanism and smearing mechanism. The analysis of dephasing
can be extended to the low temperature regime by using a semiclassical strategy.
In this context the dephasing rate SP formula can be derived.
Various results can be derived for ballistic, chaotic, diffusive, both ergodic and non-ergodic motion.
.
It can be regarded as a generalization of the familiar Caldeira-Leggett model.
where
denotes the dynamical coordinate of the scatterer or bath mode.
is the interaction potential,and
are coupling constants. The spectral characterization of the bathis analogous to that of the Caldeira-Leggett model:
i.e. the oscillators that appear in the Hamiltonian are distributed uniformly over space, and in each location have the same spectral distribution
.Optionally the environment is characterized by the power spectrum of the fluctuations
,which is determined by
and by the assumed interaction . See examples.The model can be used to describes the dynamics of a Brownian particle in an Ohmic environment whose fluctuations are uncorrelated in space.
This should be contrasted with the Zwanzig-Caldeira-Leggett model, where the induced fluctuating force is assumed to be uniform in space (see figure).
At high temperatures the propagator possess a Markovian property and one can write down an equivalent Master equation. Unlike the case of the Zwanzig-Caldeira-Leggett model, genuine quantum mechanical effects manifest themselves due to the disordered nature of the environment.
Using Wigner picture of the dynamics one can distinguish between two different mechanisms for destruction of coherence: scattering mechanism and smearing mechanism. The analysis of dephasing
Dephasing
Dephasing is a name for the mechanism that recovers classical behavior from a quantum system. It is an important effect in condensed matter physics, particularly in the study of mesoscopic devices...
can be extended to the low temperature regime by using a semiclassical strategy.
In this context the dephasing rate SP formula can be derived.
Various results can be derived for ballistic, chaotic, diffusive, both ergodic and non-ergodic motion.