Dissipative effect and tunneling time (Q666307)

Summary: The quantum Langevin equation is studied for a dissipative system using the approach due to \textit{G. W. Ford, J. T. Lewis} and \textit{R. F. O'Connell} [``Dissipative quantum tunneling: quantum Langevin equation approach'', Phys. Lett., A 128, No. 1--2, 29--34 (1988; \url{doi:10.1016/0375-9601(88)91037-7})]. Here, we have considered the inverted harmonic oscillator potential and calculated the effect of dissipation on tunneling time, group delay, and the self-interference term. A critical value of the friction coefficient has been determined for which the self-interference term vanishes. This approach sheds new light on understanding the ion transport at nanoscale.