Aspects of quantum coherence in nanosystems

DOI10.1088/0143-0807/30/4/S08MaRDI QIDQ3393589zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Brendon W. Lovett, Ahsan Nazir

Publication date 27 August 2009

Published in European Journal of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0903.2746

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum computation (81P68) General mathematical topics and methods in quantum theory (81Q99) Quantum stochastic calculus (81S25)

Abstract: Coherence is a familiar concept in physics: It is the driving force behind wavelike phenomena such as the diffraction of light. Moreover, wave-particle duality implies that all quantum objects can exhibit coherence, and this quantum coherence is crucial to understanding the behaviour of a plethora of systems. In this article, which is written at an undergraduate level, we shall briefly introduce what is meant by coherence in a well-known classical setting, before going on to describe its quantum version. We will show that coherence is important in describing the properties of solid-state nanosystems, and especially quantum dots. Simple experiments that reveal the coherent nature of matter - and how this leads to some very powerful applications - will be described. Finally, we shall discuss the fragility of coherence and shall introduce a method for describing decoherence in open quantum systems.

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