Title
Frequency Shifts and Master Equations for a Quantum Oscillator Coupled to a Reservoir
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-10-1998
Abstract
For a quantum oscillator coupled to a reservoir, master equations obtained under the assumptions of weak coupling and use of a rotating-wave Hamiltonian (RWA) are known to give incorrect frequency shifts. Here, we show that a calculation which does not invoke the RWA gives results for the frequency shifts, which agree with exact results for Lamb-type (temperatureT=0) shifts. However, for non-zeroT, we point out that, in general, corresponding energy and free energy shifts for the system require exact treatments since off-resonant contributions (which are automatically excluded in weak coupling calculations) are important in the case of super-Ohmic reservoirs. © 1998 Academic Press.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Annals of Physics
First Page
51
Last Page
54
Recommended Citation
Ford, G., & O'Connell, R. (1998). Frequency Shifts and Master Equations for a Quantum Oscillator Coupled to a Reservoir. Annals of Physics, 269 (1), 51-54. https://doi.org/10.1006/aphy.1998.5835