U.S.-Ireland Cooperative Research: Quantum Stochastic Processes and Applications

这个为期三年的奖项支持美国-爱尔兰合作研究 物理学家罗伯特·F。路易斯安那州立大学 大学和J.T.都柏林高等学院的刘易斯说， 问题研究 研究人员将研究随机过程， 量子系统，特别强调量子系统 光学和激光，原子和凝聚态物理， 涉及作为整体元件的热浴的存在。 他们 将解决自旋玻色子问题， 与辐射场相互作用， 辐射热浴和耗散量子隧穿。 的 研究人员将应用他们的结果和方法来研究 量子耗散在系统中的影响，表现出 混沌现象。 美国的专家组是 量子随机过程的理论方面。 爱尔兰 研究人员带来了理论和 半导体激光器中混沌的实验方面。 量子随机过程的研究具有广泛的意义 物理学中的各种系统。 这项研究将推动我们的 理解量子电动力学，凝聚态 物理学、激光物理学和原子物理学。

This three-year award supports U.S.-Ireland cooperative research in theoretical physics between Robert F. O'Connell of Louisiana State University and J.T. Lewis of the Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies. The investigators will study stochastic processes in quantum systems with special emphasis on systems in quantum optics and lasers, atomic and condensed matter physics which involve the presence of a heat bath as an integral element. They will address the spin-boson problem where a two-level system interacts with a radiation field, and problems on blackbody radiation heat-bath and dissipative quantum tunneling. The investigators will apply their results and methodology to study the effects of quantum dissipation in systems that exhibit the phenomenon of chaos. The U.S. group are experts in the theoretical aspects of quantum stochastic processes. The Irish investigators bring complementary expertise in the theoretical and experimental aspects of chaos in semiconductor lasers. Research in quantum stochastic processes have wide implications for a variety of systems in physics. This research will advance our understanding of quantum electrodynamics, condensed-matter physics, laser physics and atomic physics.