We study the density matrix for systems with an arbitrary linear dissipative mechanism at finite temperature. We show how one may derive the tunneling Lagrangians using general methods in statistical mechanics. The derivation is phenomenological in nature and as such does not proceed from any partic
Relaxation in dissipative mechanical systems
โ Scribed by L.D. Eskin
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 702 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-8928
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