Theory of classical metastability in open quantum systems

We present a general theory of classical metastability in open quantum systems. Metastability is a consequence of a large separation in timescales in the dynamics, leading to the existence of a regime when states of the system appear stationary, before eventual relaxation toward a true stationary st...

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Published in:Physical Review Research
Main Authors: Katarzyna Macieszczak, Dominic C. Rose, Igor Lesanovsky, Juan P. Garrahan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2021-07-01
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.033047