Stochastic theory of relaxation and approach to thermal equilibrium for phonon reservoirs
- 1 March 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 35 (6) , 2684-2689
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.35.2684
Abstract
A molecular system is stochastically coupled to a phonon thermal reservoir. The equation for its averaged density matrix describes the approach to thermal equilibrium.Keywords
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