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Nonequilibrium Nonlinear Open Quantum Systems I. Functional Perturbative Analysis of a Weakly Anharmonic Oscillator

arXiv:1912.12803 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.101.125002

Abstract

We introduce a functional perturbative method for treating weakly nonlinear systems coupled with a quantum field bath. We demonstrate using this method to obtain the covariance matrix elements and the correlation functions of a quantum anharmonic oscillator interacting with a heat bath. We identify a fluctuation-dissipation relation based on the nonequilibrium dynamics of this nonlinear open quantum system. To establish its connection with dynamical equilibration, we further examine the energy flows between the anharmonic oscillator and the bath field. The vanishing of the net flow {is an indication of} the existence of an equilibrium state for such an open-system configuration. The results presented here are useful for studying the nonequilibrium physical processes of nonlinear quantum systems such as heat transfer or electron transport.

Version 1 is based on the research notes written in August 2014, which contain unpublished original research results. We have reorganized the raw materials with minor revisions in wording for improved readability. Version 2 is the published version

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