Aspects of quantum coherence in nanosystems

DOI10.1088/0143-0807/30/4/S08zbMATH Open1172.81317arXiv0903.2746OpenAlexW3101537079WikidataQ59459616 ScholiaQ59459616MaRDI QIDQ3393589FDOQ3393589

Authors: Brendon W. Lovett, Ahsan Nazir 

Publication date: 27 August 2009

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

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.

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

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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