9-13 July 2012
Africa/Johannesburg timezone
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Dissipative Dynamics of a Spinless Electron Strongly Interacting with the Environment of Spinless Electrons

11 Jul 2012, 17:10
20m
Oral Presentation Track G - Theoretical and Computational Physics Theoretical

Speaker

Mr Michael Mwalaba (National Institute for Theoretical Physics and Quantum Research Group, School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal)

Level for award<br>&nbsp;(Hons, MSc, <br> &nbsp; PhD)?

MSc

Apply to be<br> consider for a student <br> &nbsp; award (Yes / No)?

Yes

Abstract content <br> &nbsp; (Max 300 words)

We consider the dissipative dynamics of a spinless electron (fermion) strongly interacting with a finite bath of fermions. The fermionic environment is embedded in a bosonic Markovian bath. The master equation for the fermion interacting with the fermionic bath is derived. Based on the master equation for the fermion interacting with a fermionic bath, the reduced dynamics and thermalization of the spinless electron is studied.

Main supervisor (name and email)<br>and his / her institution

Prof. F. Petruccione, UKZN, petruccione@ukzn.ac.za

Would you like to <br> submit a short paper <br> for the Conference <br> Proceedings (Yes / No)?

Yes

Primary author

Mr Michael Mwalaba (National Institute for Theoretical Physics and Quantum Research Group, School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal)

Co-authors

Prof. Francesco Petruccione (National Institute for Theoretical Physics and Quantum Research Group, School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal) Dr Ilya Sinayskiy (National Institute for Theoretical Physics and Quantum Research Group, School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal)

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