Quantum Tunnelling in a Dissipative System.

Caldeira, A. O., & Leggett, A. J. (1983). Quantum Tunnelling in a Dissipative System. Annals of Physics, 149(2), 374-456.

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Journal article

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Primary research

Year

1983

DOI

10.1016/0003-4916(83)90202-6

Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/0003-4916(83)90202-6

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physics

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Primes

• Coherence Breakdown Under External Interaction

  • This sourceSystem-bath model of quantum dissipation; macroscopic damping/decoherence from microscopic coupling. Bibliography-only (tier C); existence-verified and linked.

• Damping
  • But in quantum systems, dissipation couples the system to a bath, causing decoherence

    This sourceDevelops quantum dissipation via system–bath coupling (the Caldeira–Leggett model), showing macroscopic damping and decoherence emerging from microscopic coupling.

• Hidden Path and Barrier Crossing
  • The instanton's apparent concreteness can mislead: the path-integral formalism works, but the path is not directly observable.

    This sourceDevelops the theory of quantum dissipation through system-bath coupling (Caldeira-Leggett model); shows how macroscopic damping emerges from microscopic quantum interactions; explains decoherence and loss of quantum coherence in damped systems; bridges quantum mechanics and classical thermodynamics.

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