Quantum Theory of Activated Events in Presence of Long-Time Memory
- 12 August 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 55 (7) , 761-764
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.55.761
Abstract
The temperature dependence of kinetic processes involving activation over a potential barrier is studied in the temperature range where quantum effects are important. Deviations form the Arrhenius law are determined and a simple formula for the dominant quantum corrections is obtained. The dissipative coupling to the environment is explicitly taken into account and the role of long-time memory is emphasized.Keywords
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